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1997 DIGILAW 300 (KER)

RAMASWAMY v. PRINCIPAL SUBORDINATE JUDGE

1997-08-07

K.A.ABDUL GAFOOR

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JUDGMENT K. A. Abdul Gafoor, J. - The petitioner has obtained an award. He submits that in terms of Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 the petitioner had applied with a certified copy of award, seeking execution thereof, before the respondent. It is submitted by the petitioner that, that execution petition was returned directing the petitioner to file a decree. 2. Section 17 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 provided for a decree to be drawn by the Court concerned. But Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1966 provides that the award shall be considered as a decree and shall be enforced under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in the same manner as if it were a decree of the Court. In such case, the respondent Court cannot insist for a decree to receive the execution application to its file. Under Section 36, the Executing Court is duty bound to accept the execution petition with a certified copy of the award. If the petitioner produces a certified copy of the award alongwith execution petition that shall be received and disposed of in accordance with law. Original Petition is disposed of. Petition disposed of accordingly.