Court Lacking Jurisdiction to Entertain Section 34 Application Cannot Examine Merits of Award: Himachal Pradesh High Court

In a recent ruling, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh in Shimla addressed an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging a judgment passed by the learned District Judge Kangra at Dharamshala. The appeal concerns a dispute between Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (the appellant) and the Himachal Pradesh Farmers' Forum (the respondent), related to the dismissal of objections under Section 34 of…