Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996–Sec. 34–Whether the appropriate remedy for legal heirs aggrieved by an arbitral award would be a petition u/s. 34 of the Act or a petition under Art. 227 of the Constitution of India/Sec. 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure ?–Held, the appropriate relief for a legal representative to challenge an arbitral award is u/s. 34 of the Act–Denying a legal representative the right to challenge an award u/s. 34 would defeat the very object of the Arbitration Act, and its purpose as a self-contained, complete Code of dispute resolution.
