The Superintending Engineer v. S.Karuppiah
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench, common order dated 06/01/2026 by G.K.Ilanthiraiyan J and R.Poornima J: CMA(MD)Nos.1553 and 1554 of 2006 (appellants: Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineer, PWD, Thamiraparani Basin Circle/Division, Tirunelveli; 1st respondent/claimant: S.Karuppiah; 2nd respondent ex-parte below) challenging Tirunelveli Principal District Court arbitration awards in Ar.O.P No.217 of 2004 and Ar.O.P No.2 of 2005 under Section 37(1)(b) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, dismissed as infructuous because the award amount was already withdrawn by the 1st respondent; no costs; connected MP(MD)Nos.1 and 2 of 2008 closed.
What did the court decide?
The Court recorded the Additional Advocate General's submission that in both cases the award amount has already been withdrawn by the 1st respondent and that therefore nothing survives in the appeals.