JUDGEMENT

VIBHU BAKHRU, J

1. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (hereafter ‘ ONGC ’) has filed the present appeal under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Page 2 of 22 Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereafter ‘ the A&C Act ’) impugning a judgement dated 01.10.2019 (hereafter ‘ the impugned judgment ’) passed by the learned Single Judge. By the impugned judgement, the learned Single Judge dismissed the appellant’s application [being IA No. 4451/2019 in O.M.P. (COMM) 97/2019] seeking a condonation of delay for 27 days in filing the application under Section 34 of the A&C Act to set aside an arbitral award dated 23.10.2018 (hereafter ‘ the impugned award ’). Consequently, the appellant’s petition under Section 34 of the A&C Act has also been dismissed as barred by limitation. Factual Context

2. On 13.06.2014, ONGC invited tenders for the works of “6 Pipeline Replacement Project (Assam Asset) on lumpsum turnkey basis” (hereafter ‘ the Project ’). Thereafter, by a Notification of Award (NoA) dated 10.04.2015, the contract was awarded to the respondent. Subsequently, on 28.09.2015, the parties entered into a contract