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2025 DAILYLAW 16449 (HP)

M/S MANALI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. UOI AND ANOTHER

OMPM/128/2024 · 2025-10-09

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Civil Appealbody2025

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M/s Manali Construction Company vs Union of India & Anr. 09.10.2025 Present:Mr. Pranay Pratap Singh, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. Bharat Bhushan Sr. Panel Counsel and Mr. Praveen Bhatti, CGC for respondent Nos.1 & 2. OMP (M) No.128/2024 Despite grant of sufficient opportunities, respondents/non-applicants have not filed any reply rather learned counsel for the respondents/ non-applicant submits that reply to the main case stands filed. 2. This application seeks condonation of delay of 29 days in filing the objections under Section 34 (3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ( in short ‘the Act’). 3. Learned counsel on both sides are ad idem that in view of law laid down in Civil Appeal No.10970 of 2025 (Geojit Financial Services Ltd. Versus Sandeep Gurav), decided on 19.08.2025, the period of limitation for filing an application under Section 34 (3) of the Act, where an application under Section 33 has been made, will commence from the date of disposal of such application, regardless of whether the application under Section 33 resulted in a correction, interpretation or additional ward. In the instant case, the application under Section 33 had been made, which was decided on 29.04.2024. Admittedly, the objection petition has been preferred within the limitation period w.e.f 29.04.2024. 4. In view of above, the application is disposed of in terms of the decision in Geojit Financial Services Ltd, supra. Arbitration Case No.741 of 2024. Reply & rejoinder are stated to have been filed by the parties, the same be placed in case file. List for consideration after six weeks. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 09th October 2025 (meera)