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Award made on India Non-Judicial stamp paper bearing No. ___________for Rs. 100/-.

                          AWARD MADE AT NEW DELHI ON_______________

UNDER THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 BY THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL CONSISTING OF

Shri P.B. Vijay, Shri S.K. Jain Shri S.C. Gupta,
D.G. (Retd.) CPWD   Chief Engineer (Retd.) Chief Engineer (Retired)
A-39/B, DDA Flats     UP PWD                       CPWD
Munirka, New Delhi   Hapur, (UP)       B-2/2171 Vasant Kunj
.                                 New Delhi-1 10070
Arbitrator             Presiding Arbitrator         Arbitrator

IN THE MATTER OF ARBITRATION BETWEEN
M/s ETA Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (ETA   EPL)               .......... Claimant
      (Represented by Shri J.S. Rawat, Advocate)

AND
M/s Kumagai-Skanska-HCC-ITOCHU (JV) (KSHI-JV)   ...... Respondent
      (Represented by Shri Sameer Parekh of   M/s Parekh & Co. Advocates)

For the execution of works of developing detailed Engineering Drawings based upon approved definitive design issued by KSHI JV, Supply of indigenous materials and Equipment on Free on Road MC1A Project Site basis, Custom Clearance of imported Materials and Equipment Transportation of imported Materials & Equipment from CIF Indian Port to MC1A Project Site, Installation, Testing Commissioning,   Expatriate Supervision of Installation, Testing & Commissioning Integrated Testing and System Acceptance Tests of the Electrical and Mechanical Works of contract MC1A of Mass Rapid Transport System Phase I of DMRC, Sub Contract dated 09-06-2003 – Dispute regarding withholding of Rs. 5,13,06,375/- by the Respondent.

1.     The Claimant, M/s ETA Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter refeered as M/s ETA EPL),   having its office at 503-504, Prakashdeep Building, 7, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110001,   a Company incorporated under the Indian Company Act, had entered into an agreement with M/s Kunagai-Skanska-HCC-ITO CHU (JV) (hereinafter referred as M/s KSHI JV)...