Paramount Corporation And 4 ORS. v. Ge Money Financial Services Ltd.

2-nms1466-11 vai

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.1466 OF 2011 IN ARBITRATION PETITION (LODGING) NO.12 OF 2011 M/s.Paramount Corporation & Ors.

...Petitioners

V/s.

M/s.GE Money Financial Services Ltd.

...Respondent

Mr.Tanveer Shaikh for the Petitioners.

None for the Respondent.

CORAM : R.D. DHANUKA, J.

DATE : 31ST MARCH, 2016.

P.C. :- 1.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners states that the respondent has been served and tenders affidavit of service. The statement is accepted. None appeared for the respondent, though served. No affidavit in reply has been filed. 2.

By this notice of motion the petitioner seeks condonation of 13 days delay in filing the arbitration petition. 3.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and I have perused the affidavit in support of the notice of motion. According to the petitioners, the intimation of the impugned award was received by the petitioners on 12th November, 2010 and if the said date is 1/2

2-nms1466-11 considered, there is no delay in filing the arbitration petition. In his alternate submission, he submits that there is delay of 13 days which is not deliberate.

4.

For the reasons recorded in the affidavit in support of the notice of motion, the delay of 13 days in filing the arbitration petition is condoned.

5.

The notice of motion is accordingly disposed of in aforesaid terms. No order as to costs.

(R.D. DHANUKA, J.) 2/2