JUDGMENT

[Physical Court hearing/hybrid hearing (as per request)]

Rajiv Shakdher, J. (Oral)--We had heard the matter at some length on the first date i.e., 04.03.2022.

1.1. On that date i.e., 04.03.2022, we had recorded the relevant dates and events. The said order reads as follows:

"2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 30.11.2021, passed by the learned District Judge (Commercial Court)-02, Patiala House Court, New Delhi.

2.1. Via this order, the learned District Judge dismissed the appellant's petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996[in short, "the Act"].

3. The crucial dates, which are required to be noticed in the instant case, are the following:

(i) The arbitral award was rendered on 23.10.2012. This award, according to the appellant, was received in or around 30.10.2012.

(ii) The appellant instituted a petition under Section 34 of the Act, in the first instance, on 28.01.2013. This petition, however, was instituted in the District Court, Jaipur, in the State of Rajasthan.

(iii) The concerned court returned the petition to the appellant on 02.06.2018, with [the] liberty to file the same with the court of competent jurisdiction