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Shri PGocl Sub JudgeI st Class Am rilsar iho inadc t Kc award llile of t he Courl vidc udgm cntdat cd 24 121 982 st ood disnlisscd holdm gt hat t heappcalwas not cot npct enl hc casc oft hc pct it ioncrin briefis t hat a displit cbct wccnMls DcwaSinghSham Singhand I 7ood of I ndia has ariscn llle said . Rashm i 2012.08.17 11: 33 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh disput cwas rcferrcdt o lhc Arbit rat or hc Arbt t 2it oi I lad gillcillhc a141ard JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 56 0 c3003 of 1983 1 1 2 9 1 but subJectt o Thought hc obj ect ionsWcrc fllcd cont rovcrt cd hc issucs wcrc ft am cd he t rial Court lnade t he awat d rulc of t he Court subj ectt o t he inodiflcat ion t hal t he alnount allowcd as qualit y in t he it em No had alreadybccn m adc by t he obj ect orCIand t he 1 am ount of Rs3375024ps clallncd by t hc lCl account of ot her recoveriesand rcj cct edbyt hc arbit rat or havc nol act uallybccn m adebyt he FCI and t hcrc is no quest ionoft hc rcfund oflhis am ount The lcarncd Dist rict Judgc aflcr hcaringt hc appcalon obj ccliont hat t he appcalwas dislnissedt he appealbeingnot coinpct cntas t herewas no rcsolulionof any kind t o prcfer lhe saidappeal by t he aforcsaldordcr t hc pet it ioncrhas prefcrred 0 C I C I Z r I 08 t hc inst antrevisionpct it lon m Z Learned counscl for t hc pct it ionerhas subnlit t cd t hat t he First Court has disinissedt hc appcalonlyon t hc groundt hat t he appeal has not been prcfcrrcdby a com pct cntperson 1n fact t hc appealWllS prefcrrcdby 10ist rict Manager Cl on t hc aut horizat ionof cornpet ent officer Thc lirst Appellat eCourt should have allowcd t hc applicalion under order 41 Rulc 27 CPC t o provc t hcsc fact s lhal acl of t he Dist rict Mnagcr in filingt hc appealst ands rat iOcd o supporl t his conlcnt ion learncd counscl for t he has rclicd uponaut horilyUnit cd 13ankof I ndia vs Narcsh Kum ar and ot hers 1199616 Suprem eCourt Cascs 660 On t he st rengt hof said aut horit yI carncd counsel for . Rashm i 2012.08.17 11: 33 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh CVI St On I Sl has subnlit t cd lhat t hc rcvlsionist should nol bccn JOYTI RANI t hc 2016.03.28 16:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 57 0 C11103003 of 1983 1 t hc groundoft cchnicalit ics 1 m r 0 0 I 9 I Z I ot j 7 Z m Learned counscl for t hc No 2 has subm it t ed t hat t he Dist ricl Manager1S not conlpct entt o Olc lhe appealI t has not bcen m cnt ioncd ln t hc grounds01 rCVI Slon lhat acl of Dist rict Managcr has bcen rat ilied byt hc Aulhorit y Lcarncd counscl for t hc pct it ioncrhas rcl icd upoil aut horit y Garib Chand vs Municipal Com m it t ee Budhlada 1979 Plel 565 and RSA No1923 of 1997 t it lcd as The Puniab St at e Klect ricil Board and ot hers vse Mls Sachdeva and sons and on t hc st rcngt hof t hc sam c it has been arguedt halappealhas not becn fl I cd by a coinpct cnlperson and t he sam e 1S rcquircdt o bc disinsscd on lhc grounclof I t iS furlhcr cont cndcd lhal a casc of I lC I lsclO t his Court in Food Corporat ion of lndia VS Dhani Ram rcport ed I ll 200431 Puniab Law Report er 248 has held t hat Dist rict Managerbcingnot t hc principal0Hlcer lS not coinpet cntt o fllc t he appcaland t hc said appcalwas dism isscd being not inaint ainablcbyt his Courl On m crit s it has bccn argucdlhal cvcn iI t hc case is rclnit lcd back t here is not hingwrong in t hcj udgnlcntpasscdby Shri PKC7oel t he t hen Sub JudgcI st Class Am rit sar vidc which lhc award has bccn m adc rulc of t he Courl lbnlit t ed t hat t hc arbit rat lon award was passcdas back as on 224 1978 The sanlc WE1Sm aderulc 0ft hc Court on2411982 Thc arbit rat or has not m isconduct cd t hc Undcr t hc old I lrbit rat ion Act t hc alvard of t hc arbit rat or can bc sct asidc onlv on t hc basisoft hc provisionsincnlioncduildcr Scct ions 30 t o 33 No ground1S . Rashm i 2012.08.17 11: 33 True Scanned Copy Of The inadc oul Original PHHC,Chandigarh f7r sct t ingasidc t hc award hc I carncdcounscl for t pct it ioloci JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 58 P 0 4211103003of 1983 4 was askcd t o pointout lhc groundsfor sct t ingasidc t hc award but on t he t hc Court counscl I or t hc rcvisionisl could not pointout anyt hing 1 Thc Arbit rat ionAct has becn cnact cd I vit h lhc t o dccidc t hc dispuI csb73t wcenlhc part icsat an carlydat c Thc Parliam entin it s wisdom has laid down lhc crilcria and groundson which t hc award 0 f t hc arbit rat orcan bc sct asidc 1vcn on inquiry lcarncd counselfor t hc pct it ioncrcouldnot pointoul any groundfor set t ingaside C 0 0 C5 t hcawardin qucst ion hc parlicsarc t hcir claiins f01 lhc I ast m ore t han30 ycars and lhc anlount awardcd cannot bc said t o bc on highcr sidc The arbit rat orhas conduclcd1hc n accordancc writ ht lle Rulcs No doubt nobodyshould bc condem ncdon t cchnicalilicsbul t he fact rcm ains whcn t hc rcvisionist has not a goodcasc for t rial in lhat case lhc casc back t o t hc l7irstAppcllalc Court would bc an cxcrCI SC ln fut ilit y I n So far as rcliancc of I cam cd counsell7rt hc rcvisionislon an Unit ed Bank of I ndias case I supral rcgardingrat iOcat ion ls conccrncd lcam cd counsel for t hc rcvisionist has fair cnoughlo concede 4 t hat in t he groundsof rcvision is nowherc lncnt ioncdt hat t he act of Dist rict Managcrin fllingt hc appcalhas bccn rat iI I cd by t hc com pct ent Z t r C 4rr I 08 7 Z t l 1 aut horit ySo t hc aut horit ylJnit ed 13ankof I ndias case supral ls llOt 7 hclpfult o t he pct it ioncr 1t is not disput edduringt hc coursc of argum cnlslhat Dist rict Managcrin hls own powcr wasnot . Rashm i 2012.08.17 11: 33 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh resolut ionin his avour I llc apj ocaland lhcrc 1S llO JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document him lo Olc t hc said appcalagainstt hc 59 0 r CRl03003 011 1983 5 1 C 0 C I 0 I Z C 05 r 7 Z m dat ed24121982 vide which t hc award has been Court This Court in aut horit yFood Corporat ionof I ndia vseDhani Ram s case lsupral relat ingt o t he lCl it sclf held t hat t hc Dist rictManager lS not com pet entt o file t he appcaland only RcgionalManagerwas t o filc t he appealand t hc rCVI SlOn pct it ionin t hat casewas dism issed This Courl lt l RSA No923 0f 1997 t it lcd as The Puniab St at c Elect ricit v Board and ot hers case lsupralhashcld t hat appcalOled person is not m aint ainablc I n view of t he above discussion t hc rcVlSiOn pet it ionst ands dism issedwit h cost s A copy of t his Judgm cntbc sent t o t hc t rial Court for st rict com pliancc Januaryj ll 2010 Sv 0 e 4 1 JUDGE 1 LLJ 0 . Rashm i 2012.08.17 11: 33 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document