OD-3 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ORIGINAL SIDE AP/4/2025 UNION OF INDIA VS M/S ROYAL INFRACONSTRU LIMITED BEFORE:

The Hon’ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date : 19th January, 2026.

Appearance:

Mr. Ajit Kr. Mishra, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Dey, Adv.

Mr. Suprovat Banerjee, Adv.

…for the petitioner Ms. Srijani Ghosh, Adv.

Ms. Ankita Jha, Adv. …for the respondent The Court: The petitioner has preferred the present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

At the threshold, learned Counsel for the respondent states that the present petition is not maintainable. Learned Counsel for the respondent further states that the arbitral award was passed on 05.04.2024. Admittedly, the petitioner had received the award on 12.04.2024. She states that the petitioner did not file the present petition within 90 days. Even assuming that the additional period of 30 days is granted to the petitioner, the present petition has not been filed within the outer limit of 120 days. She further submits that even according to the petitioner’s own case, the present petition has been filed only on 07.10.2024 as reflected from the supplementary affidavit filed by the petitioner. She states t