M/s.Jain Housing and Construction Ltd., v. v. Ramiah
Case brief
What is this about?
O.S.A.No.117 of 2022; C.M.P.No.7897 of 2022; High Court of Judicature at Madras; decided 28-04-2026; bench P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi JJ. (judgment by P. Velmurugan, J.). Jain Housing and Construction Ltd. (appellant, counsel Naveen Kumar Murthi) vs V. Ramiah (respondent 1, died 25.05.2024) and Hon'ble Justice Mr. K. Sampath (respondent 2, sole arbitrator). Appeal under Section 37(1)(C) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 against judgement dated 12.08.2021 in O.P.No.5 of 2015 setting aside Arbitral Award dated 22.05.2014; appeal ABATED under Article 120 of the Limitation Act for failure to implead legal representatives within 90 days of death; connected miscellaneous petition closed; no order as to costs. Keywords: abatement; impleading legal heirs; limitation; arbitration award restoration.
What did the court decide?
The Original Side Appeal stands abated; consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition (C.M.P.No.7897 of 2022) is closed and there shall be no order as to costs.