GANGTOK, India, June 15 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 12:

1. This is an appeal filed by the Union of India challenging judgment dated 09.07.2025 passed by the learned Commercial Court, Gangtok in an application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), refusing to set aside the award of the Arbitral Tribunal.

2. In a matter arising out of a contract between the Appellant and the Respondent, a dispute arose as to the entitlement of payment claimed by the Respondent for the disposal of surplus material beyond 1000 meters lead.

3. Consequent upon appointment of an Arbitrator by this Court, the dispute was adjudicated by Justice Pranab Kumar ...