JUDGMENT :

Sanjeev Narula, J.

I.A. No. 8503/2019 (delay)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (hereinafter referred to as "Arbitration Act") challenging the Award dated 21st May 2019 (hereinafter the "impugned award"). The petition is accompanied with the present application [I.A. No. 8503/2019] under Section 14 of the Limitation Act 1963 seeking condonation of delay in filing the petition.

2. At the outset, the Respondents have objected to the maintainability of the petition on the grounds of delay contending that it is beyond the period prescribed under Section 34 (3) of the Arbitration Act and an application under Section 14 of the Limitation Act is not maintainable and the Court ought not to condone the delay in filing/refiling the petition. In view of the aforesaid preliminary objection raised by the Respondents, the Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties at length on the question of delay.

3. The grounds urged seeking condonation of delay are extensively mentioned in the appeal. The application also s