CHAMPALAL vs MST. SAMARATH BAI

The Supreme Court held that the filing of an arbitration award after notice to the parties is not barred by limitation under Article 178 of the Limitation Act, as it applies to applications made by parties, not to the filing of the award by arbitrators. The Court clarified that while the award required registration, the filing of an unregistered award under Section 49 of the Registration Act is permissible. The Court upheld the High Court's decree in terms of the award, rejecting the appellant's claims regarding the jurisdiction of the judge and the misconduct of the arbitrators.