JUDGMENT

Jyoti Singh, J. - Ia 12712/2019 (condonation of delay of 17 days in re-filing)

1. Present petition has been filed by the Petitioner assailing an Award dated 30.01.2019 as modified by an order dated 30.03.2019 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal.

2. By way of the present application, Petitioner seeks condonation of delay of 17 days in re-filing the petition. The grounds stated in the application are that the Award was served on the Petitioner on 24.04.2019 and the petition was filed on 19.07.2019. Owing to certain defects notified by the Registry on 22.07.2019, Petitioner sought to retrieve typed copies of certain documents to cure the defects, and this resulted in delay in re-filing and the petition was re-filed on 04.09.2019.

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioner contends that a complete and signed petition was filed on 19.07.2019 along with an affidavit, duly signed and verified and notarized on 19.07.2019 and a Vakalatnama. On 22.07.2019, the petition was returned with certain objections and re-filed on 08.08.2019. Again, certain objections were raised on 09.08.2019 and the petition was re-filed on 04.09.2019, along with Statement of Truth and other documents, the Sta