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Limitation for filing S. 17 application under Arbitration Act, 1940 begins from awareness of award’s availability, not receipt of copy: Supreme Court reaffirms
Supreme Court said that allowing a party, already aware of the award, to delay proceedings by insisting on procedural formalities would frustrate the expeditious resolution of disputes, undermining the very purpose of the Arbitration Act.