In Brief
The Union of India challenged an arbitral award by filing appeals with substantial delay. The High Court dismissed the appeal as time-barred under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. The Supreme Court declined the special leave petitions, holding that appeals under Section 37 against Section 34 applications must be filed within 120 days, the same deadline as the original application. Since the appeal was filed 142 days late without sufficient cause, and the Court found that allowing such delays would defeat the Act's purpose of expeditious arbitration, the petitions were dismissed on the grounds of delay."
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