IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK JAIN

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ON THE 12 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 ARBITRATION APPEAL No. 27 of 2014 THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Versus M/S SHAPERS CONSTRUCTION LTD AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Mukund Agrawal - Govt. Advocate for the respondents / State. Shri Shekhar Sharma - Sr. Advocate with Shri Abhay Pratap Singh -

Advocate and Shri Dhruv Singh - Advocate for the respondent.

ORDER By way of this appeal under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, ( for short 'Act of 1996') challenge is made to the order of the District Court dated 19.03.2014 whereby the District Court has rejected the application of the appellant-State under Section 34 of Act of 1996 as being barred by time.

2. The necessary facts for the purpose of disposal of present appeal are that the award was passed by the Arbitrator on 03.11.2012 and the said award was received by the State Government on 29.11.2012. Later on the application for setting aside the award under Section 34 was filed on 16-5- 2013. The State had filed an application for condonation of delay under Section 5 Limitation Act contending therein that the application has been filed