M/S. Sash Infra vs Sri. Peddu Chandrasekhara Rao on 28 July, 2026

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    Telangana High Court

    M/S. Sash Infra vs Sri. Peddu Chandrasekhara Rao on 28 July, 2026

    Author: K.Lakshman

    Bench: K. Lakshman

     IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
                    AT: HYDERABAD
    
              HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN
                             AND
            HON'BLE JUSTICE B.R. MADHUSUDHAN RAO
    
              CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.1952 OF 2026
    
    Date:28 -07-2026
    
    Between
    M/s Sash Infra                                          .....Petitioner
                                       and
    Sri Peddu Chandrasekhara Rao
    and others                                            ....Respondents
    
    This Court passed the following
    
    ORDER:

    (per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Lakshman)

    Heard Sri K.S. Suneel, learned counsel for the petitioner and

    SPONSORED

    Mr. J. Prabhakar, learned Senior Counsel representing Smt.

    D. Venkata Padmaja, learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

    2. The Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the

    Constitution of India, assailing the order dated 22.06.2026 passed in

    I.A.No.01 of 2026 in Arb.Appl.No.278 of 2024 by the Arbitral
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    Tribunal comprising of sole Arbitrator Sri V.V. Raghavan (Retired

    District Judge).

    3. The facts leading to filing of the present revision are as

    follows:-

    i) The petitioner and respondent entered into a Development

    Agreement – cum – General Power of Attorney (for short

    ‘DA-cum-GPA) dated 19.08.2019 on the specific terms and

    conditions mentioned therein.

    ii) According to the respondents, there were disputes between the

    respondents and the petitioner regarding the execution of the

    said DA-cum-GPA. As the same were arbitrable, they had filed

    an application vide Arb.Appl.No.278 of 2024 under Section 11

    of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short, ‘the

    Act, 1996’), this Court allowed the said application and

    appointed Sri V.V. Raghavan, (Retd.) Chief Judge, City Civil

    Court, Hyderabad, as an Arbitrator. The learned Arbitrator had

    passed an Award dated 22.11.2025. Operative portion of the

    same is as follows:-

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    a. The respondent is given 6 months time from today for
    obtaining the approval of layout plan from HMDA, to level the
    land and put the stones or peg marks for each plot in the
    approved layout.

    b. Both the parties can sit together and decide the plots to be
    allotted to the claimants towards their 60% share and the plots
    allotted to the respondent towards their 40% share, in the event,
    the respondent is able to comply with the direction given in
    Clause-A.
    c. The claimant shall take possession of the land, if the
    respondent is not able to complete his part of the contract as
    mentioned in Clause-A within six (6) months subject to the
    claimant paying Rs.40,00,000/- to the respondent.

    4. Thereafter, the petitioner had filed an interlocutory

    application vide I.A. No.1 of 2026 in Arb.Appl.No.278 of 2024 under

    Section 148 read with Section 151 of CPC, seeking enlargement of

    time by three months to comply with the award contending that

    pursuant to the award dated 22.11.2025, he has submitted fresh

    application on 04.12.2015, to grant lay out permission, but the said

    application was returned with certain shortfalls i.e. by Joint Collector,

    Irrigation Department EE regarding the existing water body on the

    site.

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    5. They have obtained NOC from the EE and Joint Collector in

    2024 itself but the concerned office declined to consider the said NOC

    in view of the extent of ‘Edula Kunta’ lake was enhanced from

    Ac.24.00 guntas to Ac.27.09 guntas, as such he was constrained to go

    for fresh NOC. The Irrigation Department, conducted inspection and

    gave report that out of 17602.47 sqm, land admeasuring 237 sqm, was

    affected in the FTL and land admeasuring 657 sqm, was affected in

    the Buffer Zone and remaining extent of 16709.47 sqm, is feasible for

    the layout.

    6. The HMDA authorities also raised certain shortfalls like

    revenue sketch issued by the Tahsildar earmarking the proposed site,

    road confirmation letter from local body regarding approached road,

    PDF plan duly signed by the owner and Architect, NALA conversion

    certificate, Location Plan and to upload pahanies and all the shortfalls

    were cleared however some of the shortfalls are inter-related with the

    NOC from the Irrigation Department and Joint Collector. The

    Irrigation Department has conducted inspection and given clearance

    on 30.04.2026 and the Application No.017326/ HMDA/ 04422/
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    SWDL/SHZ/2026 is pending with the HMDA for final approval. They

    spent substantial amount and time to obtain final approval but were

    not able to obtain the same within the timeframe fixed by the tribunal.

    Therefore, they filed the said application seeking enlargement of time

    for three months to comply with the award.

    7. The respondents opposed the application contending that it is

    not maintainable and that once the learned Arbitrator passed an

    Award, the Arbitral Tribunal becomes functus officio.

    8. Vide the impugned order, learned Arbitrator dismissed the

    said application holding that on passing the Award, the Arbitral

    Tribunal becomes functus officio.

    9. Challenging the said order, the petitioner filed the present

    revision.

    10. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

    learned senior counsel appearing for respondents.
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    11. With regard to the maintainability of the present revision,

    Sri J.Prabhakar, learned Senior Counsel fairly submits that the present

    revision is maintainable.

    12. It is pertinent to note that the present Civil Revision Petition

    has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The said

    provision confers upon the High Court, the power of superintendence

    over all courts and tribunals within the State. It is trite law that

    jurisdiction under Article 227 should be exercised sparingly and only

    in exceptional circumstances. Such exceptional circumstances include

    orders passed without jurisdiction, cases where mala fides are writ

    large, instances of flagrant violation of fundamental rights, etc.

    Further, while exercising jurisdiction under Article 227, the High

    Court cannot pass any orders not contemplated under law. In Estralla

    Rubber v. Dass Estate (P) Ltd.1, the Hon’ble Supreme Court

    explaining the scope of Article 227 held as follows:

    6. The scope and ambit of exercise of power and
    jurisdiction by a High Court under Article 227 of the

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    (2001) 8 SCC 97.

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    Constitution of India is examined and explained in a
    number of decisions of this Court. The exercise of
    power under this article involves a duty on the High
    Court to keep inferior courts and tribunals within
    the bounds of their authority and to see that they do
    the duty expected or required of them in a legal
    manner. The High Court is not vested with any
    unlimited prerogative to correct all kinds of hardship
    or wrong decisions made within the limits of the
    jurisdiction of the subordinate courts or tribunals.
    Exercise of this power and interfering with the
    orders of the courts or tribunals is restricted to cases
    of serious dereliction of duty and flagrant violation
    of fundamental principles of law or justice, where if
    the High Court does not interfere, a grave injustice
    remains uncorrected. It is also well settled that the
    High Court while acting under this article cannot
    exercise its power as an appellate court or substitute
    its own judgment in place of that of the subordinate
    court to correct an error, which is not apparent on
    the face of the record. The High Court can set aside
    or ignore the findings of facts of an inferior court or
    tribunal, if there is no evidence at all to justify or the
    finding is so perverse, that no reasonable person can
    possibly come to such a conclusion, which the court
    or tribunal has come to.

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    7. This Court in Ahmedabad Mfg. & Calico Ptg. Co.
    Ltd. v. Ram Tahel Ramnand
    [(1972) 1 SCC 898 :

    AIR 1972 SC 1598] in para 12 has stated that the
    power under Article 227 of the Constitution is
    intended to be used sparingly and only in
    appropriate cases, for the purpose of keeping the
    subordinate courts and tribunals within the bounds
    of their authority and, not for correcting mere
    errors. Reference also has been made in this regard to
    the case Waryam Singh v. Amarnath [AIR 1954 SC
    215 : 1954 SCR 565] .
    This Court in Bathutmal
    Raichand Oswal v. Laxmibai R. Tarte [(1975) 1 SCC
    858 : AIR 1975 SC 1297] has observed that the power
    of superintendence under Article 227 cannot be
    invoked to correct an error of fact which only a
    superior court can do in exercise of its statutory power
    as a court of appeal and that the High Court in
    exercising its jurisdiction under Article 227 cannot
    convert itself into a court of appeal when the
    legislature has not conferred a right of appeal. Judged
    by these pronounced principles, the High Court
    clearly exceeded its jurisdiction under Article 227 in
    passing the impugned order.

    (emphasis supplied)
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    13. In Kelvin Air Conditioning and Ventilation System

    Pvt.Ltd.Vs. Triumph Reality Pvt. Ltd.2, the Delhi High Court laid

    down certain conditions in exercising jurisdiction under Article

    226/227 of the Constitution of India. The relevant conditions are

    extracted below:-

    “(v) Interference is permissible only if the order is completely
    perverse i.e. that the perversity must stare in the face.

    (vi) High Courts ought to discourage litigation which necessarily
    interfere with the arbitral process.

    (vii) Excessive judicial interference in the arbitral process is not
    encouraged.

    (viii) It is prudent not to exercise jurisdiction under Articles
    226/227.

    (ix) The power should be exercised in ‘exceptional rarity’ or if
    there is ‘bad faith’ which is shown.

    (x) Efficiency of the arbitral process ought not to be allowed to
    diminish and hence interdicting the arbitral process should be
    completely avoided.”

    14. In Serosoft Solutions Pvt.Ltd. vs. Dexter Capital

    Advisors Pvt.Ltd.3, the Apex Court considered the aforesaid

    conditions and on examination of the facts therein, held that

    interference under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is
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    (2024) SCC OnLine Del 7137
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    (2025) SCC OnLine SC 22
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    permissible “only if the order is completely perverse i.e. that the

    perversity must stare in the face.”

    15. In the light of the aforesaid principle, this Court is of the

    view that the revision is maintainable challenging the interlocutory

    orders passed by arbitral tribunal under certain circumstances.

    16. Although the present Civil Revision Petition is maintainable

    under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, in the opinion of this

    Court, the same cannot be entertained. As stated above, jurisdiction

    under Article 227 can be exercised in limited circumstances.

    According to this Court, no such circumstances exist warranting

    interference with the impugned order.

    17. It is not in dispute that the award dated 22.11.2025 was

    passed granting 06 months’ time to the Petitioner. There is no

    challenge to the said Award. As such, the same had attained finality. It

    is a settled position of law that the arbitral tribunal becomes functus

    officio and its mandate terminates once an award has been passed. In

    Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam vs. Navigant Technologies
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    Private Limited 4, the Hon’ble Supreme Court held that arbitral

    proceedings get terminated under Section 32 of the Act 1996, once the

    final award is passed, and arbitral tribunal becomes functus officio, on

    passing Award.

    18. Once the award dated 22.11.2025 was passed, the arbitral

    tribunal became functus officio. Therefore, it cannot entertain any

    application and pass orders.

    19. In the present case, the learned Arbitrator had already

    passed the final award dated 22.11.2025 in the manner stated above.

    Six (6) months’ time was granted to obtain the approval of the layout

    plan from the HMDA, to level the land and put the stones or peg

    marks for each plot in the approved layout, etc. The petitioner sought

    enlargement of three months time by filing an application vide

    I.A.No.1 of 2026 in the Arb.Appl.No.278 of 2024 before the learned

    Arbitrator. The said application is not maintainable. The Act, 1996,

    does not contemplate or confer any post-final award jurisdiction on

    the arbitral tribunal. On consideration of the said aspect only, learned

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    (2021) 7 SCC 657
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    arbitrator dismissed the aforesaid Interlocutory Application and there

    is no error in it.

    20. Without prejudice to the respective contentions of the

    parties, this Court is of the view that the petitioner’s plea that the

    delay in obtaining the requisite approvals was on account of

    circumstances beyond its control warrants due adjudication on merits.

    The appropriate remedy available to the petitioner is under Section 9

    of the Act, 1996. Under the said provision, a party may, before or

    during arbitral proceedings or at any time after the making of the

    arbitral award but before it is enforced in accordance with Section

    36, seek appropriate interim measures. In the present case, though the

    final award has been passed, the petitioner can invoke Section 9 of the

    Act, 1996, and seek any interim measure in relation to the final award.

    21. In the light of the aforesaid discussion, this revision is

    dismissed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to seek remedy

    under Section 9 of the Act, before the appropriate Court. There is no

    order as to costs.

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    Consequently, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, in the

    revision shall stand closed.

    ____________________
    K. LAKSHMAN, J

    ________________________________________
    JUSTICE B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO

    Date:28.07.2026.

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