APPEAL UNDER SECTION 37 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 DEFECTIVE No. 109 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:54696-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- APPEAL UNDER SECTION 37 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 DEFECTIVE No. - 109 of 2025 Appellant :- State of UP and 4 others Respondent :- Sri Jawahar Lal (Contractor) Counsel for Appellant :- Tej Bhanu Pandey Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short 'the Act') is directed against the order dated 28.10.2024 passed by the Commercial Court, Prayagraj whereby the application filed by the appellants under Section 34 of the Act against the award dated 01.07.2020 has been partly allowed. 2. The appeal is barred by 73 days. An application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act has been filed seeking condonation of delay. 3. We have heard learned counsel for the appellants on merits of the appeal under Section 37 of the Act before issuing notice on Section 5 of the Limitation Act to the respondent. The claim was made by the respondent in relation to the amount being outstanding pertaining to Magh Mela 2010-11. When the amount was not paid, the Arbitrator was appointed by this Court under Section 11 of t