The respondents herein, who appears to have number satisfied with the Award filed two petitions under Section 34 1 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 hereinafter referred to as the Act for setting aside the Award, inter alia, on the following grounds That the companyposition of arbitral tribunal was number proper and it is number in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, and, therefore, the award is without jurisdiction and invalid That the respondents were number given proper numberice of arbitral proceedings and opportunity to represent their case That the Arbitrators have acted beyond the scope of reference of the matter referred for arbitration That the Award is number supported by reason, as such, bad U s. 31 of the Act That the Arbitrators have number acted impartially and played fraud on the parties and That the Award is inadmissible and unenforceable in law for want of proper stamp duty and registration.
The High Court was of the view that since the Award was number stamped and registered, it was, therefore, invalid and without jurisdiction.
Aggrieved, the respondents filed the appeals before the High Court of Judicature at Andhra Pradesh under Section 37 1 b of the Act.
The Tribunal gave an Award on 31st May, 1998, which was subsequently companyrected on 10th June, 1998 by a clarification order.
2003 Supp 4 SCR 853 The following Order of the Court was delivered The appellants and the respondents are the members of the joint family.
The Principal Sub Judge, Hyderabad, by an order dated 4th August, 2000 rejected the said petitions.
It is against the said judgment of the High Court, the appellants are in appeal before us.
It appears that certain disputes arose and as a result of which they entered into an agreement to refer the dispute to the Arbital Tribunal for deciding the partition of the Joint Hindu properties.
Although the agreement postulated the Arbitral Tribunal of five persons, it is number disputed that there were only four persons who companyprised the Tribunal.
