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Konkan Railway Corporation Limited And ORS. v. M/S.Pan India Engineering And Construction Company P Ltd

2024-03-06Hon'Ble Shri Justice B.P. Colabawalla,Hon'Ble Shri Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan2 pages

8-ASIA-1107-2024+.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1107 OF 2024 (FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY) IN ARBITRATION APPEAL (ST) NO. 33963 OF 2023 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1108 OF 2024 IN ARBITRATION APPEAL (ST) NO. 33963 OF 2023 Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd & Ors ...Applicants

Versus

M/s Pan India Engineering & Construction Co Pvt Ltd

...Respondent

Mr. Asha Bhambwani, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. Ganesh Kamath, Advocate for Respondent, Mobile No: 8451995657.

CORAM

: B. P. COLABAWALLA & SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, JJ.

DATE : MARCH 06, 2024 PC :

1.

The above Interim Application is filed seeking a condonation of delay of 57 days in filing the above Appeal. The learned Advocate, Mr. Kamath has appeared today on behalf of the Respondent and has undertaken to file his Vakalatnama within a week from today. The said Digitally signed by ASHWINI JANARDAN VALLAKATI Date:

2024.03.08 17:12:33 +0530 ASHWINI JANARDAN VALLAKATI undertaking is accepted. He vehemently opposed the above Interim MARCH 06, 2024 Ashwini Vallakati

8-ASIA-1107-2024+.doc Application on the ground that no sufficient cause is made out for condoning of delay. Having gone through the Application for condonation of delay, we are satisfied that sufficient cause is made out for condoning the delay of 57 days.

2.

In these circumstances, the above Interim Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) which reads thus: "a) This Hon'ble Court be pleased to condone the delay of 57 days in filing the present Appeal application."

3.

Now that the delay is condoned, the Appellant/Applicant shall remove all other office objections within a period of four weeks from today, failing which the above Appeal shall stand dismissed without reference to the Court.

4.

The above Interim Application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. However, there shall be no order as to costs. 5.

Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act on production by [ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.] [ B. P. COLABAWALLA, J.] MARCH 06, 2024 Ashwini Vallakati