UNION OF INDIA vs M/S. DEEPAK ELECTRIC & TRADING CO.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Delhi High Court regarding the timeliness of objections filed by the Union of India against an arbitration award under the Arbitration Act, 1940. The Court affirmed that notice of the filing of the award must be served on the Executive Engineer, as he represented the Union in arbitration proceedings. The Court concluded that the objections were time-barred since the Executive Engineer was deemed to have knowledge of the award filing after inspecting the case record, thus validating the High Court's ruling to make the award a rule of the court.