Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Section 31(5) Arbitration Act | Unsigned & Undelivered Arbitral Award Legally Non-Existent : Calcutta HC Sets Aside Fraudulent Awards
Calcutta High Court ruled that an arbitral award lacking a signed copy delivered to parties is void ab initio, rendering it unenforceable. The court upheld fraud and patent illegality where no evidence of arbitration proceedings existed, setting aside awards marred by procedural irregularities and internal contradictions.