COAL INDIA LIMITED vs M/S UJJAL TRANSPORT AGENCY .

The Supreme Court clarified that under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, an application to set aside an arbitral award must be filed within three months, with a possible extension of thirty days for sufficient cause. The Court held that the provisions of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 apply to such applications, allowing exclusion of time spent in prosecuting a matter before the wrong court. The appeal against the High Court's dismissal of the condonation of delay application was rejected, affirming the necessity of compliance with procedural requirements under the Act.