VIKRAMAJIT SEN, MUKTA GUPTA
Executive Engineer – Appellant
Versus
Shree Ram Construction Co. – Respondent
Vikramajit Sen, J.
1. This Appeal assails the Order dated 5.9.2007 wherein the learned Single Judge has taken the view that the filing of the Objections under Section 34 of the A&C Act in the Court of the District Judge, Delhi was not carried out in good faith; and that the refiling in the Court possessing jurisdiction, that is, the High Court of Delhi was carried out after 45 days of its return disclosed lack of diligence. The learned Single Judge held that even assuming that the period of one year and seven months could be excluded for filing (refiling) while computing the period of limitation, by availing Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the Objections were nevertheless time barred.
2. The facts of the case are that the subject arbitral Award was published on 10.11.2004 and was received by the Appellant on 17.11.2004. The period of three months set-down in Section 34(3) of the A&C Act commenced running from 17.11.2004 and in its ordinary course culminated on 15.2.2005. The Objections were filed in the Court of District Judge, Delhi on 25.1.2005, that is, leaving unutilized/unavailed twenty two days in the permissible period. The Respondent filed an application in the Court
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