STATE OF GOA vs M/S. WESTERN BUILDERS

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 in the context of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court held that Section 14 is not applicable to proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, as per Section 34(3) which explicitly limits the time for filing objections to an arbitral award. Consequently, the appeal by the State of Goa was dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling that the delay in filing was not condonable under the Limitation Act.