IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 04.07.2025 Date of decision: 08.07.2025 M/S VIJAY RICE AND GENERAL MILLS LTD AND ANR.

..Appellants Versus PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED AND ORS.

..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate with Nishant Maini, Advocate Mr. Ritik Kapur, Advocate for the appellants.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

I. Brief Facts of the case:

1. Through this appeal filed under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (in short ‘1996 Act’) read with Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the appellants assail the correctness of the judgment passed by the Commercial Court, Chandigarh on 24.03.2023, while dismissing their petition under Section 34 of the ‘1996 Act’. Along with the appeal, the appellants have also filed an application seeking condonation of delay of 26 days in filing the appeal, whereas, 652 days in refiling the appeal, which shall be examined if required; in the later part of this judgment.

2. An arbitration award was passed on 04.05.2016 against the appellants and in favour of the respondents for an amount of Rs.4,94,93,