Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Section 34 Arbitration Act | Mesne Profits Award Requires Evidentiary Basis to Avoid Patent Illegality : Delhi HC
Delhi High Court sets aside a Rs. 15.9 crore mesne profits award, ruling that arbitral awards under Section 34 must be grounded in evidence and reasoning. The court held that guesswork or lack of evidentiary basis constitutes patent illegality, impacting future arbitration claims for damages.