Courts cannot modify any award decided by Arbitrator: SC

National Highways Authority of India Vs Sri P. Nagaraju @ Cheluvaiah & Anr. (Supreme Court) Courts do not have the power to modify any award decided by the Arbitrator under Sections 34 and 37 of Arbitration and Reconciliation Act, 1996 BRIEF FACTS: 1. The claimants – (private respondents in these appeals) are the owners of the different extent of land in the various survey numbers which were all part of the same acquisition which was initiated under the preliminary notifications dated 01.02.2016 and 02.02.2016 issued under the National Highways Act (‘NH Act’ for short). The facts ari...