grounds for setting aside delay for filing appeal on arbitration award

Hello, thank you for your query.

An application to set aside an arbitral award must be made within the strict statutory timeline. This time limit cannot be extended thereafter by using the scope of "sufficient cause" under the Limitation Act, 1963.

Time spent bona fide in a court without jurisdiction could be excluded while computing the statutory period to challenge an award, subject to conditions under Section 14 of the Limitation Act.

Administrative difficulties involving construction contracts is not a ground to condone delay for challenge to arbitral award.

Hope this helps you.