The hearing before us now relates to certain objections filed to the Award made by a former Judge of this Court who was appointed the sole arbitrator to adjudicate upon the dispute between the parties pursuant to the Order of this Court dated 18th November, 1987 in the circumstances as set out hereinafter. In order to appreciate the objections, it is necessary to refer to certain facts. The Settlement Commissioner llotted Plot No. 631 at L1 measuring 160 sq. yds to the Respondent under the Settlement Scheme for the refugees from Pakistan for a total price of Rs.4,800. This allotment was made by the Settlement Commissioner on behalf of the Rehabilitation Department of the Government. The Respondent applied for a loan from the Ministry of Defence for construction of the house on the said plot and a loan of Rs.15,000 was sanctioned in his favour. Under the House Construction Rules of the Government, the plans and estimates had to be submitted along with the application and a sanctioned amount was paid in four instalments at different stages of construction. The Respondent started the construction of a building on the said land. By the end of 1973, the Respondent had constructed a house on the said plot upto the roof level. By that time he had obtained and used up a sum of Rs.12,000 out of the loan sanctioned to him and only a balance of Rs.3,000 remained to be paid to him under the said loan. According to the Respondent, this amount was not sufficient for the final completion of the house and he, therefore, sought the help of Appellant No. I who advanced a sum of Rs.5,000 to him. In September, 1973 the Respondent entered into an agreement dated September 6, 1973 to sell the house and the said plot to the Appellant No. 1. The aforesaid amount of Rs.5,000 given by way of loan was shown in that agreement as an advance paid towards the sale price. The Respondent also executed a General Power of Attorney in favour of Appellant No. 1 inter alia enabling him to carry on construction work on the said land on behalf of the Respondent. According to the Respondent, the house was not complete but the Appellants who are husband and wife were occupying the same. Under circumstances, we need not discuss here, on January 29, 1974 another agreement was entered into between Appellant No. 1 and the Respondent which has been described as an agreement for construction. Under that agreement, Rs.80,000 was to be paid by the Respondent as the price of the construction to be put up by Appellant No. I on the said plot and he was to charge Rs.20,000 as the profits and labour charges. He was to deposit Rs.15,000 with the Respondent, this transaction was sham and bogus. Disputes arose Respondent was to return the amount of Rs.1,15,000 within three years in a lump sum and on such payment, Appellant No. I was to hand over the possession of the building and the plot to the Respondent. Till that amount was paid, Appellant No. 1 was entitled to possess and occupy and enjoy the same and to receive rents thereof. According to the Respondent, this transaction was sham and bogus. Disputes arose between the parties and the Respondent filed a suit in August 1977 claiming for the return of the possession of the said plot and the house. A notice of motionfor stay taken out by the Appellants was dismissed. An appeal was preferred against the said decision. In the appeal, which came up for hearing before the Additional District Judge. With the consent of the parties, P1 was appointed as the sole arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes in the suit. The said P1 died in July 1979 without making any award. On an application by the Respondent, the learned Additional District Judge filled up the vacancy by appointing P2, Advocate, as the sole arbitrator. P2 made and published his award which went against the Appellants. According to the Appellants, the said award was made ex parte. The appellants challenged the award by filing objectionsbefore the learned Additional District Judge and applied for setting aside the said award. This application was dismissed by the learned Additional District Judge. The Appellants filed an appeal against this decision on October 14,1982 before the High Court but the said appeal was dismissed by the learned Single Judge of that High Court on April 30, 1985. This decision of the learned Single Judge was challenged before this Court by way of Special Leave Petition. Leave was granted and the present Appeal came to be numbered as aforesaid. This Appeal came up for hearing before a Division Bench of this Court on November 18,1987. After hearing Counsel for the parties. in order to ensure fairplay in the action, this Court set aside the award of the Arbitrator and also the judgment of the High Court and appointed a former Judge of this Court, as the sole arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes between the parties. The arbitrator was directed to make his award with short reasons within four months from the receipt of the the order. Certain other conditions like payment of compensation and additional expense were imposed on the Appellants. Pursuant to the said order of this Court, former judge entered upon the reference and made and made and published his award on March 18,1988. Under the said award, it was held that the Respondent was entitled to a sum of Rs.58,498.60p and interest on this amount at the rate of 18 per annum from the date of the reference to the date of the award which worked out to a sum of Rs.3,510. Taking into account the amount paid by the Respondent initially towards the arbitrator's remuneration and others costs and after setting off the dues of Appellants against the Respondent, it was held that the Respondent-claimant was entitled to recover possession of the disputed building from the Appellants and that a sum of Rs.57,753 was payable by the Appellants to the Respondent. It is this award which is challenged before us now.