Supreme Court of India

Patel Mot!bhai Naranbhai and Anr. v. Dinubhai Motibhai Patel and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 1 S.C.R. 239
Bench A.M. Ahmadi and Suhas C. Sen JJ.
Decided 9 January 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that law cannot be allowed to be circumvented in this fashion.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Arbitration Act. 1940 : Sections 14(2) and 17. Arbitration-Award-Filing of in Court-Neither party mnking applica­ tion for-Expiry of period of limitation-Arbitrator.filing award in Court after six years--Grant or decree by Court--Held not valid. Limitation Act, 1963 : Articles 119 and 167-Applicability of c In a property dispute between the parties, the arbitrator made his Award on 26th February, 1986 and gave intimation of the Award to the parties. However, neither of the two parties made any application for filing of the Award in Court. After six years, the Arbitrator filed his Award in the

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