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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. & Anr. v. M/s Nortel Networks India Pvt. Ltd.

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Reported as [2021] 2 S.C.R. 644
Bench Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 10 March 2021

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What the Court ordered

We hold that : (i) The period of limitation for filing an application under Section 11 would be governed by Article 137 of the First Schedule of the Limitation Act, 1963.

Judgment, page 33

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11 – Applicat ion under – Period of limitation – Tender issued by app ellant – Respondent awarded the purchase order – On completi on of the works, appellant withheld certain amount towards li quidated damages/other levies – Respondent raised claim for payme nt of the same in May 2014 – Rejected by appellant in August 2014 – In 2020, respondent invoked the arbitration clause for appointment of arbitrator – Rejected by appellant – Respondent filed appl ication u/s.11 – High Court referred the disputes to arbitration – Review petition – Dismissed – On

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Of those, 2 relied on · 6 referred to · 8 mentioned

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