National Highways Authority of India Piu, Nanded thru. its Project Director Swapnil Kasar v. Harishchandra Venkatrao Birle and Ors.
Condonation of delay – Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act
Case brief
What is this about?
National Highways Authority of India PIU, Nanded (through Project Director Swapnil Kasar) v. Harishchandra Venkatrao Birle and others; Arbitration Appeal No. 100 of 2025 with Civil Application No. 13165 of 2025; High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench; decided April 01, 2026 by Arun R. Pedneker, J. Challenge to rejection of condonation of delay for a Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act application against an award dated 23/05/2023. Key terms: condonation of delay, 24 days delay, 120-day outer limit, erroneous five-month delay presumption, remand to District Court, three-month decision timeline, NHAI delay condonation Section 34.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the Section 34 application condoned; matter remitted to the learned District Court to decide the Section 34 application on its own merits within three months from receipt of the order; appeal allowed and disposed of; pending Civil Application No. 13165 of 2025 disposed of.