Bombay High Court
SURENDRA CHANDRAKANT SATHEversusSHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY LTD
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed
Holding
The court allowed condonation of the 34‑day delay and permitted the arbitration appeal to proceed.
Summary
The applicant, Surendra Chandrakant Sathe, filed Interim Application No. 6914 of 2026 seeking condonation of a 34‑day delay in filing an arbitration appeal against Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd. The applicant's counsel submitted that the respondent had been served and would file an affidavit of service. The court considered the respondent's undertaking, the short duration of the delay, and the fact that the reasons for the delay were not contested. Finding no substantive objection, the judge was inclined to grant the condonation. Consequently, the interim application was allowed in accordance with prayer clauses ‘a’ and ‘b’, permitting the appeal to proceed.
Issues considered
- Whether a delay of 34 days in filing an arbitration appeal can be condoned under the applicable procedural law
Subjects
- Arbitration appeal
- Condonation of delay
- Interim application
- Civil procedure
- Service of notice
Judgment
Digitally
1/1 10- IA-6914-2026 (C).DOC
signed by
MOHAMMAD
MOHAMMAD AREEB
AREEB MOHD
MOHD AKBAR
AKBAR Date:
2026.09.30
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
18:05:34
+0530
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6914 OF 2026
IN
ARBITRATION APPEAL (ST) NO. 22027 OF 2026
Surendra Chandrakant Sathe ...Applicant
Versus
Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd. ...Respondent
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Mr. Pritesh Kantikumar Bottade for the Applicant.
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CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
DATE : 29th SEPTEMBER, 2026
P.C.
1. The captioned Interim Application seeks condonation of a delay of 34
days in filing the captioned Arbitration Appeal.
2. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant submits that the
Respondent has been served and undertakes to file an Affidavit of Service.
Accepting the said undertaking and having considered the submissions made, as
also the fact that the delay is of only 34 days and the reasons set out in the
Interim Application remain untraversed, I am inclined to allow the Interim
Application.
3. Accordingly, the Interim Application is allowed in terms of prayer clauses
‘a’ and ‘b’.
[ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.]
Areeb
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