M/S Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co ... vs M/S Bhadra Products

The Supreme Court held that an award by an Arbitrator deciding the issue of limitation can be classified as an interim award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court ruled that such an award is amenable to challenge, as it resolves a significant issue that affects the jurisdiction of the arbitration proceedings. The appeal was allowed, overturning the lower courts' decisions that dismissed the challenge to the award.