The State Of West Bengal Represented ... vs Rajpath Contractors And Engineers Ltd

The Supreme Court held that the period of limitation for filing a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, begins from the date of receipt of the arbitral award, which was 30th June 2022 in this case. The Court ruled that the appellants' petition filed on 31st October 2022 was time-barred as the limitation period expired on 30th September 2022, and the benefit of Section 4 of the Limitation Act was not applicable. Consequently, the High Court's dismissal of the petition was upheld, affirming the importance of adhering to statutory limitation periods.