DISTRICT MANAGER, FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA vs B M SAMANI . Advocate - PRERAK P OZA( — FA/7110/1998

Case under Arbitration Act, 1940. Disposed: Contested--39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH on 01st May 2026.

CNR: GJHC240324601998

CASE DISPOSED

Next Hearing

17th June 1995

Filing Number

FA/16/1993

Filing Date

21-12-1998

Registration No

FA/7110/1998

Registration Date

21-12-1992

Judge

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI

Coram

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI

Bench Type

SINGLE

Category

274-SJ - FIRST APPEAL - ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 ( 274 )

Sub-Category

1228-SJ - FIRST APPEAL - ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 - CHALLENGING THE AWARD ( 1228 )

Judicial Branch

JUDICIAL

Decision Date

01st May 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

Acts & Sections

Arbitration Act, 1940

Petitioner(s)

DISTRICT MANAGER, FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA

Adv. MR NIRAD D BUCH(

REGIONAL MANAGER, FCI

Adv. MR NIRAD D BUCH(

Respondent(s)

B M SAMANI . Advocate - PRERAK P OZA(

, .

SHIV PRAKASH

Hearing History

Judge: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI

14-12-1998

130-FOR REGULAR ADMISSION

20-04-2026

182-FOR FINAL HEARING

16-04-2026

182-FOR FINAL HEARING

13-04-2026

182-FOR FINAL HEARING

10-04-2026

182-FOR FINAL HEARING

Orders

20-12-2022

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE

10-01-2023

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI

19-08-2025

ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL)

01-05-2026
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH SHASTRI,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI

Summary The Gujarat High Court dismissed FCI's appeal challenging an arbitrator's award of Rs. 13,65,352.52 as dispatch money to contractor B.M. Samani. The court held that the arbitrator, having interpreted the contract reasonably within its scope—particularly regarding equity in burden-sharing of demurrage and dispatch money—did not exceed jurisdiction, and courts cannot re-examine an arbitrator's plausible interpretation of contractual terms or substitute their own view. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Gujarat High Court dismissed FCI's appeal challenging an arbitrator's award of Rs. 13,65,352.52 as dispatch money to contractor B.M. Samani. The court held that the arbitrator, having interpreted the contract reasonably within its scope—particularly regarding equity in burden-sharing of demurrage and dispatch money—did not exceed jurisdiction, and courts cannot re-examine an arbitrator's plausible interpretation of contractual terms or substitute their own view. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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