{"id":14248,"date":"2024-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/mappingADR\/?p=14248"},"modified":"2024-04-17T17:52:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:52:57","slug":"state-of-tripura-v-ashes-deb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/mappingADR\/state-of-tripura-v-ashes-deb\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Tripura v. Ashes Deb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f05e5abfe888fac3b08dc89607a062f9 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"foo\"><strong>Case Name: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/pdf_upload\/tripurahc-arb-450661.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>State of Tripura v. Ashes Deb<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b0f974060f5aa32f91518ebe464b4010 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"esqsl\"><strong>Case Citation: <\/strong>41 CRP 85 of 2022 and CRP 86 of 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0456c98b17ed066b6d33a025f0d6452a wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"8hn3j\"><strong>Court: <\/strong>The High Court of Tripura<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-005cf512225c68746d707596a5db0c1a wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"efd9f\"><strong>Coram: <\/strong>S.G. Chattopadhyay, J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-baa74b6f8e3148177a00c7b7c7fc4d6d wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"11lgk\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>21st December 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-acf9188edd02d3f1892ee6d0c242eaea wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"n7cl\"><strong>Keywords: <\/strong>Section 47 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the \u2018CPC\u2019), Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the \u2018A&amp;C Act\u2019 ), Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, <em>non-obstante<\/em> clause<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-76c7e7ad3a3f9ebbeaf406c834263efb wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"fvo1t\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-31f39e0e6c373657e8c7a6fc04f34408 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"7t32l\">The High Court of Tripura (\u201cHigh Court\u201d) rejected the objections raised against the enforcement of the arbitral awards under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00051_190805_1523340333624&amp;orderno=51\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 47 of CPC<\/a> on the ground that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can only be challenged on the grounds prescribed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a>. An application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a>, for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c94ac965685b08f13c1e22b921b2f86e wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"aru0u\"><strong>Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e7aaa69c461299a184a2c4a01678546a wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"bjtn9\">Two different disputes had arisen between Shri Ashes Deb, the contractor and the Executive Engineer, Longthorai Division, Public Works Department (R &amp; B) (O.P.), for which two orders were passed in favour of Shri Ashes Deb by Justice S.C. Das, former Judge of the High Court of Tripura (the sole arbitrator) on 29th January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b0b0652d4dfa5bb025c996785d6b1aee wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"5ped1\">Shri Ashes Deb being the award holder, approached the Commercial Court, seeking enforcement of the two awards in terms of Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act by registering the applications as case No. Ex (M) 30 of 2021 and Ex (M) 29 of 2021, arising from work orders dated 11th December 2019 and 05th August 2013, respectively. The State against whom the arbitral awards were passed raised objections against the enforcement of both arbitral awards under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00051_190805_1523340333624&amp;orderno=51\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 47 of CPC<\/a>. The District Commercial Court, West Tripura, Agartala, however, rejected the two applications registered by the State through an impugned common order dated 20th August 2022, and the State was directed to pay the whole amount of the award to the award holder. The Court also held that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can be challenged only on the grounds prescribed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a> and the application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under Section 36 of the Act for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 34 of the A&amp;C Ac<\/a>t redundant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-298adc675d4e8f9a21a8a055bfd91543 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"97qb1\">The State, thus, moved to the High Court by filing two Civil Revision Petitions directed against the common order passed by the District Commercial Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-020560df735d95b60506370a9c7ff298 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"eh21l\"><strong>Issue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0bc38b10348d7e5a7cd1fb118319c88e wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"28unk\">Whether the application of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00051_190805_1523340333624&amp;orderno=51\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 47 CPC<\/a>, in a proceeding under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a>, render <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a> redundant?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-91e1005ccecd4cfba526607fadcc29a7 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"78bv1\"><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d62f4ad6f91a21dac8118acc75312680 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"1t6qr\">The State, being the Petitioner in this appeal, contended that the District Commercial Court\u2019s decision was erroneous, by stating that an objection raised under Section 47 of the CPC is applicable against the enforcement of an arbitral award since such an award would be treated as a decree of the Court and it would be executed in the same manner as if it were a decree of the Court. The Respondent (Shri Ashes Deb), on the other hand, argued that the only recourse available to the party aggrieved by the arbitral award is to approach the Court under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and since no application was filed for setting aside an arbitral award under this provision within three months as provided under sub-section (3) of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 34<\/a> (which is extendable to a further period of 30 days, provided, if the Court is satisfied that a sufficient cause prevented the applicant from making the application within the said period of three months), there is no scope under the law to entertain any challenge against the enforcement of an award under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a>. Furthermore, the counsel appearing for the Respondent contended that Section 5 begins with a <em>non-obstante<\/em> clause and clearly restricts judicial intervention insofar as matters governed by Part I of the Act are concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-78d14d843b4911be4ac98aefb834db95 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ch3so\">The High Court dismissed the Petitions on the grounds that a challenge against an arbitral award can be made only by taking recourse to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a> and that too on the grounds set out under Sub-Section (2-A) of Section 34 of the Act. Once the time prescribed for filing such an application has expired, the Court cannot intervene on the grounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a>, which stipulates that in matters governed by the respective Part, no judicial authority shall intervene except where so provided in that Part. Thus, in view of the prohibition imposed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a>, any objection except under Section 34 of the Act cannot be entertained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-352531459645e25bab2c3c3c62be0879 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"acp23\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-34c9fafb42dd8a69aea92bb548989e86 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"bk59l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00051_190805_1523340333624&amp;orderno=51\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 47 of the CPC<\/a> is essentially a remedy to raise an objection against the execution, discharge or satisfaction of any decree between two or more parties or their representatives. As mentioned in the judgment of <a href=\"https:\/\/main.sci.gov.in\/supremecourt\/2019\/8788\/8788_2019_8_1501_14955_Judgement_12-Jul-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pam<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/main.sci.gov.in\/supremecourt\/2019\/8788\/8788_2019_8_1501_14955_Judgement_12-Jul-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Developments Private Limited <\/em>v.<em> State of West Bengal<\/em><\/a>, the A&amp;C Act is a self-contained code that comprehensively deals with all aspects of the Arbitration and simultaneously does not envisage the application of the whole gamut of CPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4733af5ebc3744c9cb48ae960074a752 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"133nd\">The decision by the High Court deals with a similar and broader issue of the extent of the applicability of the CPC in a case governed by the Arbitration Act. The High Court\u2019s view that the application of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00051_190805_1523340333624&amp;orderno=51\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 47 of the CPC<\/a> for the enforcement of the Arbitral Award would leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/bitstream\/123456789\/1978\/1\/AAA1996__26.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act<\/a> redundant and that it would be inconsistent with the scheme of the A&amp;C Act, reaffirms the stance of Supreme Court in the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/main.sci.gov.in\/supremecourt\/2019\/8788\/8788_2019_8_1501_14955_Judgement_12-Jul-2019.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pam Developments Private Limited <\/em>v.<em> State of West Bengal<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-66bf69b7536de3d31daccd01c2ed420f wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"2f68p\">[<em>This case note has been authored by Kaushiki Singh<\/em>, <em>an Editor at Mapping ADR<\/em>.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case Name: State of Tripura v. Ashes Deb Case Citation: 41 CRP 85 of 2022 and CRP 86 of 2022 Court: The High Court of Tripura Coram: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. Date: 21st December 2022 Keywords: Section 47 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the \u2018CPC\u2019), Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the \u2018A&amp;C Act\u2019 ), Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, non-obstante clause Overview The High Court of Tripura (\u201cHigh Court\u201d) rejected the objections raised against the enforcement of the arbitral awards under Section 47 of CPC on the ground that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can only be challenged on the grounds prescribed under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act. An application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant. Facts Two different disputes had arisen between Shri Ashes Deb, the contractor and the Executive Engineer, Longthorai Division, Public Works Department (R &amp; B) (O.P.), for which two orders were passed in favour of Shri Ashes Deb by Justice S.C. Das, former Judge of the High Court of Tripura (the sole arbitrator) on 29th January 2021. Shri Ashes Deb being the award holder, approached the Commercial Court, seeking enforcement of the two awards in terms of Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act by registering the applications as case No. Ex (M) 30 of 2021 and Ex (M) 29 of 2021, arising from work orders dated 11th December 2019 and 05th August 2013, respectively. The State against whom the arbitral awards were passed raised objections against the enforcement of both arbitral awards under Section 47 of CPC. The District Commercial Court, West Tripura, Agartala, however, rejected the two applications registered by the State through an impugned common order dated 20th August 2022, and the State was directed to pay the whole amount of the award to the award holder. The Court also held that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can be challenged only on the grounds prescribed under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and the application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under Section 36 of the Act for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant. The State, thus, moved to the High Court by filing two Civil Revision Petitions directed against the common order passed by the District Commercial Court. Issue Whether the application of Section 47 CPC, in a proceeding under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, render Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant? Analysis The State, being the Petitioner in this appeal, contended that the District Commercial Court\u2019s decision was erroneous, by stating that an objection raised under Section 47 of the CPC is applicable against the enforcement of an arbitral award since such an award would be treated as a decree of the Court and it would be executed in the same manner as if it were a decree of the Court. The Respondent (Shri Ashes Deb), on the other hand, argued that the only recourse available to the party aggrieved by the arbitral award is to approach the Court under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and since no application was filed for setting aside an arbitral award under this provision within three months as provided under sub-section (3) of Section 34 (which is extendable to a further period of 30 days, provided, if the Court is satisfied that a sufficient cause prevented the applicant from making the application within the said period of three months), there is no scope under the law to entertain any challenge against the enforcement of an award under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act. Furthermore, the counsel appearing for the Respondent contended that Section 5 begins with a non-obstante clause and clearly restricts judicial intervention insofar as matters governed by Part I of the Act are concerned. The High Court dismissed the Petitions on the grounds that a challenge against an arbitral award can be made only by taking recourse to Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and that too on the grounds set out under Sub-Section (2-A) of Section 34 of the Act. Once the time prescribed for filing such an application has expired, the Court cannot intervene on the grounds of Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act, which stipulates that in matters governed by the respective Part, no judicial authority shall intervene except where so provided in that Part. Thus, in view of the prohibition imposed by Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act, any objection except under Section 34 of the Act cannot be entertained. Conclusion Section 47 of the CPC is essentially a remedy to raise an objection against the execution, discharge or satisfaction of any decree between two or more parties or their representatives. As mentioned in the judgment of Pam Developments Private Limited v. State of West Bengal, the A&amp;C Act is a self-contained code that comprehensively deals with all aspects of the Arbitration and simultaneously does not envisage the application of the whole gamut of CPC. The decision by the High Court deals with a similar and broader issue of the extent of the applicability of the CPC in a case governed by the Arbitration Act. The High Court\u2019s view that the application of Section 47 of the CPC for the enforcement of the Arbitral Award would leave Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant and that it would be inconsistent with the scheme of the A&amp;C Act, reaffirms the stance of Supreme Court in the case of Pam Developments Private Limited v. State of West Bengal. [This case note has been authored by Kaushiki Singh, an Editor at Mapping ADR.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all","category-case-updates","post-no-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>State of Tripura v. Ashes Deb | Mapping ADR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/mappingADR\/state-of-tripura-v-ashes-deb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"State of Tripura v. Ashes Deb | Mapping ADR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Case Name: State of Tripura v. Ashes Deb Case Citation: 41 CRP 85 of 2022 and CRP 86 of 2022 Court: The High Court of Tripura Coram: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. Date: 21st December 2022 Keywords: Section 47 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the \u2018CPC\u2019), Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the \u2018A&amp;C Act\u2019 ), Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, non-obstante clause Overview The High Court of Tripura (\u201cHigh Court\u201d) rejected the objections raised against the enforcement of the arbitral awards under Section 47 of CPC on the ground that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can only be challenged on the grounds prescribed under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act. An application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant. Facts Two different disputes had arisen between Shri Ashes Deb, the contractor and the Executive Engineer, Longthorai Division, Public Works Department (R &amp; B) (O.P.), for which two orders were passed in favour of Shri Ashes Deb by Justice S.C. Das, former Judge of the High Court of Tripura (the sole arbitrator) on 29th January 2021. Shri Ashes Deb being the award holder, approached the Commercial Court, seeking enforcement of the two awards in terms of Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act by registering the applications as case No. Ex (M) 30 of 2021 and Ex (M) 29 of 2021, arising from work orders dated 11th December 2019 and 05th August 2013, respectively. The State against whom the arbitral awards were passed raised objections against the enforcement of both arbitral awards under Section 47 of CPC. The District Commercial Court, West Tripura, Agartala, however, rejected the two applications registered by the State through an impugned common order dated 20th August 2022, and the State was directed to pay the whole amount of the award to the award holder. The Court also held that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can be challenged only on the grounds prescribed under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and the application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under Section 36 of the Act for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant. The State, thus, moved to the High Court by filing two Civil Revision Petitions directed against the common order passed by the District Commercial Court. Issue Whether the application of Section 47 CPC, in a proceeding under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, render Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant? Analysis The State, being the Petitioner in this appeal, contended that the District Commercial Court\u2019s decision was erroneous, by stating that an objection raised under Section 47 of the CPC is applicable against the enforcement of an arbitral award since such an award would be treated as a decree of the Court and it would be executed in the same manner as if it were a decree of the Court. The Respondent (Shri Ashes Deb), on the other hand, argued that the only recourse available to the party aggrieved by the arbitral award is to approach the Court under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and since no application was filed for setting aside an arbitral award under this provision within three months as provided under sub-section (3) of Section 34 (which is extendable to a further period of 30 days, provided, if the Court is satisfied that a sufficient cause prevented the applicant from making the application within the said period of three months), there is no scope under the law to entertain any challenge against the enforcement of an award under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act. Furthermore, the counsel appearing for the Respondent contended that Section 5 begins with a non-obstante clause and clearly restricts judicial intervention insofar as matters governed by Part I of the Act are concerned. The High Court dismissed the Petitions on the grounds that a challenge against an arbitral award can be made only by taking recourse to Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and that too on the grounds set out under Sub-Section (2-A) of Section 34 of the Act. Once the time prescribed for filing such an application has expired, the Court cannot intervene on the grounds of Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act, which stipulates that in matters governed by the respective Part, no judicial authority shall intervene except where so provided in that Part. Thus, in view of the prohibition imposed by Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act, any objection except under Section 34 of the Act cannot be entertained. Conclusion Section 47 of the CPC is essentially a remedy to raise an objection against the execution, discharge or satisfaction of any decree between two or more parties or their representatives. As mentioned in the judgment of Pam Developments Private Limited v. State of West Bengal, the A&amp;C Act is a self-contained code that comprehensively deals with all aspects of the Arbitration and simultaneously does not envisage the application of the whole gamut of CPC. The decision by the High Court deals with a similar and broader issue of the extent of the applicability of the CPC in a case governed by the Arbitration Act. The High Court\u2019s view that the application of Section 47 of the CPC for the enforcement of the Arbitral Award would leave Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant and that it would be inconsistent with the scheme of the A&amp;C Act, reaffirms the stance of Supreme Court in the case of Pam Developments Private Limited v. State of West Bengal. 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Date: 21st December 2022 Keywords: Section 47 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the \u2018CPC\u2019), Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the \u2018A&amp;C Act\u2019 ), Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, non-obstante clause Overview The High Court of Tripura (\u201cHigh Court\u201d) rejected the objections raised against the enforcement of the arbitral awards under Section 47 of CPC on the ground that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can only be challenged on the grounds prescribed under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act. An application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant. Facts Two different disputes had arisen between Shri Ashes Deb, the contractor and the Executive Engineer, Longthorai Division, Public Works Department (R &amp; B) (O.P.), for which two orders were passed in favour of Shri Ashes Deb by Justice S.C. Das, former Judge of the High Court of Tripura (the sole arbitrator) on 29th January 2021. Shri Ashes Deb being the award holder, approached the Commercial Court, seeking enforcement of the two awards in terms of Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act by registering the applications as case No. Ex (M) 30 of 2021 and Ex (M) 29 of 2021, arising from work orders dated 11th December 2019 and 05th August 2013, respectively. The State against whom the arbitral awards were passed raised objections against the enforcement of both arbitral awards under Section 47 of CPC. The District Commercial Court, West Tripura, Agartala, however, rejected the two applications registered by the State through an impugned common order dated 20th August 2022, and the State was directed to pay the whole amount of the award to the award holder. The Court also held that an arbitral award passed by the arbitrator is final and binding on the parties and can be challenged only on the grounds prescribed under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and the application made under Section 47 of CPC in a proceeding under Section 36 of the Act for enforcement of the Arbitral Award would make Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant. The State, thus, moved to the High Court by filing two Civil Revision Petitions directed against the common order passed by the District Commercial Court. Issue Whether the application of Section 47 CPC, in a proceeding under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act, render Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant? Analysis The State, being the Petitioner in this appeal, contended that the District Commercial Court\u2019s decision was erroneous, by stating that an objection raised under Section 47 of the CPC is applicable against the enforcement of an arbitral award since such an award would be treated as a decree of the Court and it would be executed in the same manner as if it were a decree of the Court. The Respondent (Shri Ashes Deb), on the other hand, argued that the only recourse available to the party aggrieved by the arbitral award is to approach the Court under Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and since no application was filed for setting aside an arbitral award under this provision within three months as provided under sub-section (3) of Section 34 (which is extendable to a further period of 30 days, provided, if the Court is satisfied that a sufficient cause prevented the applicant from making the application within the said period of three months), there is no scope under the law to entertain any challenge against the enforcement of an award under Section 36 of the A&amp;C Act. Furthermore, the counsel appearing for the Respondent contended that Section 5 begins with a non-obstante clause and clearly restricts judicial intervention insofar as matters governed by Part I of the Act are concerned. The High Court dismissed the Petitions on the grounds that a challenge against an arbitral award can be made only by taking recourse to Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act and that too on the grounds set out under Sub-Section (2-A) of Section 34 of the Act. Once the time prescribed for filing such an application has expired, the Court cannot intervene on the grounds of Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act, which stipulates that in matters governed by the respective Part, no judicial authority shall intervene except where so provided in that Part. Thus, in view of the prohibition imposed by Section 5 of the A&amp;C Act, any objection except under Section 34 of the Act cannot be entertained. Conclusion Section 47 of the CPC is essentially a remedy to raise an objection against the execution, discharge or satisfaction of any decree between two or more parties or their representatives. As mentioned in the judgment of Pam Developments Private Limited v. State of West Bengal, the A&amp;C Act is a self-contained code that comprehensively deals with all aspects of the Arbitration and simultaneously does not envisage the application of the whole gamut of CPC. The decision by the High Court deals with a similar and broader issue of the extent of the applicability of the CPC in a case governed by the Arbitration Act. The High Court\u2019s view that the application of Section 47 of the CPC for the enforcement of the Arbitral Award would leave Section 34 of the A&amp;C Act redundant and that it would be inconsistent with the scheme of the A&amp;C Act, reaffirms the stance of Supreme Court in the case of Pam Developments Private Limited v. State of West Bengal. 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