APPEAL UNDER SECTION 37 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 DEFECTIVE No. 206 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPEAL UNDER SECTION 37 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 DEFECTIVE No. - 206 of 2025 U.P. Co-Operative Federation Ltd. Bhiti .....Appellant(s) Versus M/S. Urmila Rice Mill and 4 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Adarsh Bhushan Counsel for Respondent(s) : Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This appeal, filed on 10.08.2025, is directed against the order dated 23.08.2024 passed by the Commercial Court, Varanasi, whereby the application filed by respondent under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been allowed and interim relief till constitution of Arbitral Tribunal and disposal of the application, to be filed by the respondent, has been granted. 2. Office has reported the appeal as barred by 296 days. 3. Along with the appeal an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act has been filed supported by affidavit indicating the reasons for seeking condonation of delay. The affidavit inter alia reads as under:- "2. That there is some delay in filing the present appeal as the matter was referred to the Head office at Lucknow which took som