SC Sets Aside Arbitral Award: Arbitrator Cannot Rewrite Catering Contract

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corp. Ltd. Vs Brandavan Food Products (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award: Arbitrator Cannot Rewrite Catering Contract The dispute arose from catering contracts awarded by IRCTC in 2013 for Rajdhani, Shatabdi & Duronto trains, where bidders had quoted on the basis of the 1999 catering tariff. During tender processing, the Railway Board first introduced a “combo meal” for the second service through Circular 63/2013 & then withdrew it within two weeks through Circular 67/2013, directing that full regular meals be resto...