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1. The challenge in these two petitions under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 („Act‟) is to an impugned Award dated 12 th November 2012 passed by the learned Arbitrator in the dispute between the parties arising out of the work for execution of foundation, tower, erection, stringing etc. for 220 KV D/C Jalandhar, Hamirpur Transmission Line Project which was awarded by National Building Construction Corporation Limited („NBCC‟) (the Petitioner in O.M.P 171 of 2013) to M/s. Harjinder Singh Namdhari ('the Contractor').
2. In terms of the contract work order dated 26 th /29th August 1998, the Contractor was required to execute the foundation, tower erection and stringing work in respect of the following Sections: