Spencer Services Limited vs. Mohomed Khan – SC APPEAL 200/2018-2024

The case between Narendra Thillainathan and Mohomed A. Khan, along with Spencer Services Limited, addressed the issue of whether corrections made by an arbitral tribunal to the Original Award—specifically the substitution of USD 700,000 with USD 822,496—were permissible within the scope of Section 27 of the Arbitration Act No. 11 of 1995. It was held that the arbitral tribunal’s correction was within statutory bounds, that the absence of oral hearings did not breach natural justice requirements since none were requested, and that any delay in correction did not vitiate the enforcement proceedings. The principle reaffirmed is that statutory error correction by arbitral tribunals, subject to due process and absent substantial prejudice, is not a ground to set aside or invalidate the award. T