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Law on appointment of arbitrator | What happens if parties fail to agree on arbitrator within 30 days from receipt of request by one party? Del HC explains

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., allowed an arbitration petition by appointing a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the contesting parties.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Land Acquisition| Applying 2-year limitation period as per Section 11A of 1894 Act for passing award in pending cases under Section 24(1)(a) of the 2013 Act impractical: SC 

Supreme Court: In an important ruling on Land Acquisition and Requisition law, the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna*, JJ has

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Section 263 of Income Tax Act: Date of order or receipt of order – When does the limitation clock starts ticking?

Supreme Court: Interpreting Section 263(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the bench of MR Shah* and AS Bopanna, JJ has held that receipt

Case BriefsSupreme Court

IBC and Limitation| Words “order is made available to the aggrieved party” consciously omitted from Section 61(1)&(2): SC. Read why

“The IBC, as a prescriptive mechanism, affecting rights of stakeholders who are not necessarily parties to the proceedings, mandates diligence on the part of applicants who are aggrieved by the outcome of their litigation.”

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CESTAT | Amount claimed as refund already debited in Returns, whether there would be entitlement for refund under Rule 5 of CCR, 2004? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal in which the Tribunal had to decide

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Whether limitation falls within the power of the Arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction – RF Nariman’s judgment in Indian Farmers case

by Hiroo Advani† and Manav Nagpal††
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 73

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Exploring Arbitration Claims through the Lens of Law of Limitation: A comprehensive analysis

by Tariq Khan†
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 71

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jhar HC | S. 106 of the Factories Act is of mandatory nature, courts cannot condone delay; Says HC

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J., held that Section 106 of the Factories Act is mandatory in nature and the Courts

Case BriefsSupreme Court

No bar to amendment of S. 7 IBC petition until final order; Money decree, recovery certificate in financial creditor’s favour gives fresh cause of action to initiate corporate insolvency resolution process: SC   

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. held that there is no bar in law to amendment

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Concept of ‘continuing offences’ & limitation under Domestic Violence Act: Explained

Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., while upholding the decision of Sessions Court discussed more on the concept of ‘continuing offence’ under

Akaant MittalExperts Corner

Interplay of IB Code with Law on Limitation – The Consistent “Inconsistency” – Part III

by Akaant Kumar Mittal†

Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 46

Akaant MittalExperts Corner

Interplay of IB Code with Law on Limitation – Putting to Rest Section 18 Dilemma – Part II

by Akaant Kumar Mittal†
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 33

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Legislature does not prescribe limitation with the object of destroying the rights of parties; Word “sufficient cause” to be given liberal construction

Chhattisgarh High Court: Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant, J., allowed the petition and set aside the impugned order. The facts of the case

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Short delay in filing appeals under section 37 of the Arbitration Act can be condoned in exceptional cases. Here’s why Supreme Court overruled N.V. International verdict

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has held that given the object of speedy

Case BriefsSupreme Court

3 years’ limitation period ‘unduly long’; Necessary for Parliament to fill the vacuum by prescribing a specific period of limitation under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation 1996: SC

3 years is an unduly long period for filing an application under Section 11, since it would defeat the very object of the Act, which provides for expeditious resolution of commercial disputes within a time bound period.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

COVID-19| ‘Country is returning to normalcy; Courts/Tribunals are functioning’; Supreme Court ends extension of limitation period for filing petitions/applications/suits/appeals, etc.

“We are of the opinion that the order dated 15.03.2020* has served its purpose and in view of the changing scenario relating to the pandemic, the extension of limitation should come to an end.”

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Limitation for challenging arbitral award can only commence from date of receipt of signed copy and not from the receipt of draft: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Indu Malhotra* and Ajay Rastogi, JJ was posed with the question as to whether the period of

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court spells out if consumer fora can apply the New India Assurance company Ltd judgment prospectively and accept the written statement beyond 45 days

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ has held that consumer fora has no jurisdiction and/or power

Case BriefsHigh Courts

HP HC | Whether a dispute relating to an election of a local body maintainable before High Court under Art. 226 of Constitution of India? HC explains in light of settled position of law

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua J., dismissed the petition being non-maintainable. The petitioner by way of this instant petition has

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CESTAT | Denial of credit barred by limitation; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the impugned order