UNION OF INDIA AND ANR vs SMTI KRISHNA DEVI @ SABITRI DEVI Advocate - MR. S SAHU, ,G IMTIAZ,S ALI,MS. M NATH,MR. A IKBAL,MS. J SARMA,MR. R BARUAH,MS A ROY,FOR CAVEATOR — Arb.A./3/2025
Case under Arbitration Act, 1940 (Repealed) Section 39. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 29th May 2026.
CNR: GAHC010196982025
e-Filing Number
28-08-2025
Filing Number
Arb.A./11288/2025
Filing Date
29-Aug-2025
Registration No
Arb.A./3/2025
Registration Date
06-Sep-2025
Judge
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita
Coram
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita
Bench Type
Single Bench
Category
10229 - Other First Appeals. ( 196 )
Judicial Branch
Civil Section
Decision Date
29-May-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--Dismissed
Last updated 10-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.UNION OF INDIA AND ANR
Adv. MRS. A GAYAN
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2.GARRISION ENGINEER (AIR FORCE)
Adv. ANURADHA GAYAN
Respondent(s)
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1.SMTI KRISHNA DEVI @ SABITRI DEVI Advocate - MR. S SAHU, ,G IMTIAZ,S ALI,MS. M NATH,MR. A IKBAL,MS. J SARMA,MR. R BARUAH,MS A ROY,FOR CAVEATOR
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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29-May-2026
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar KalitaView PDF
Case Summary: Arb.A./3/2025 Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed the Union of India's appeal against an order denying condonation of delay in filing objections to an arbitral award. The court held that the appellants failed to provide sufficient cause for the 57-day delay beyond the 30-day limitation period that expired on 20.10.2022, as definitively established by the Supreme Court's January 2025 judgment. Key Reasoning: Although the Supreme Court had previously clarified that the limitation period commenced from 21.09.2022 (not 18.11.2022 as the Union claimed), the appellants provided no justified explanation for the delay between the expiry date and December 2022 filing. The court rejected arguments about misunderstanding the law, emphasizing that once the statutory limitation expires, the award holder acquires a vested right that cannot be "light heartedly disturbed" without genuine sufficient cause. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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29-May-2026
Hearing
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita
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15-May-2026
Hearing
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita
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08-May-2026
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar KalitaView PDF
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16-Mar-2026
Hearing
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita
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26-Feb-2026
Honourable Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar KalitaView PDF
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26-Feb-2026
Hearing
Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik Goswami
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12-Feb-2026
Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik GoswamiView PDF
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12-Feb-2026
Hearing
Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali Thakuria
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08-Jan-2026
Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali ThakuriaView PDF
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08-Jan-2026
Delivery Of Order
Honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund
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11-Dec-2025
Honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan KhaundView PDF
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11-Sep-2025
Honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan KhaundView PDF
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11-Sep-2025
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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08-Sep-2025
Honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan KhaundView PDF
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29-Aug-2025
Case filed
Registration No. Arb.A./3/2025
Case Summary: Arb.A./3/2025 Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed the Union of India's appeal against an order denying condonation of delay in filing objections to an arbitral award. The court held that the appellants failed to provide sufficient cause for the 57-day delay beyond the 30-day limitation period that expired on 20.10.2022, as definitively established by the Supreme Court's January 2025 judgment. Key Reasoning: Although the Supreme Court had previously clarified that the limitation period commenced from 21.09.2022 (not 18.11.2022 as the Union claimed), the appellants provided no justified explanation for the delay between the expiry date and December 2022 filing. The court rejected arguments about misunderstanding the law, emphasizing that once the statutory limitation expires, the award holder acquires a vested right that cannot be "light heartedly disturbed" without genuine sufficient cause. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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