JUDGMENT - 1. This is a revision application under the provisions of Sections 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure against an order of the Bombay City Civil Court, making a notice of motion for pronouncing judgment in terms of an award absolute and passing a decree in terms of the said judgment.

2. The facts leading to this case, briefly stated, are :-That on 7th June 1962, there was an award made against the petitioners in favour of the respondents. On 23rd March 1963, the arbitrator filed the said award in the Court. On 11th April, 1963, notice of filing of the award was issued by the Court and despatched to the petitioners, who are a partnership firm, in a registered cover addressed to the firm. The acknowledgment for this registered cover appears to have been signed on 25th April 1963 by a person signing as Raja Shankar. It is not stated in the acknowledgment as to whether this Raja Shankar was a partner of the petitioners firm or the manager in charge of the business firm or the manager in charge of the business at the time of service. Whether this is sufficient service of notice of filing of the award or not is a matter in controversy with which I shall deal later. On 3rd July 1

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