https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104924 An arbitrator cannot award damages for matters expressly excluded by contract; where compensation is granted for delay in forest permissions, site handing over, or transport within a wildlife sanctuary, the award exceeds contractual jurisdiction and is illegal. The Limitation Act applies to arbitration claims, and the right to seek reference accrues when the claim is first asserted and remains unpaid; a later repudiation does not revive a stale claim. On these principles, a request for arbitration made after expiry of the limitation period is time-barred, and both the award and its affirmation cannot stand. en-us Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 May 2014 11:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104924 An arbitrator cannot award damages for matters expressly excluded by contract; where compensation is granted for delay in forest permissions, site handing over, or transport within a wildlife sanctuary, the award exceeds contractual jurisdiction and is illegal. The Limitation Act applies to arbitration claims, and the right to seek reference accrues when the claim is first asserted and remains unpaid; a later repudiation does not revive a stale claim. On these principles, a request for arbitration made after expiry of the limitation period is time-barred, and both the award and its affirmation cannot stand. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104924