https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=219812 The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision, ruling that service of an Arbitral Award on a party's counsel does not constitute valid service on the party itself under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court emphasized that compliance with Section 31(5) requires delivery of the Award directly to the party. As the Award was not served on the party but only on its counsel, the Respondent's application to set aside the Award was deemed timely. The Special Leave Petition was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision. en-us Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 14:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=219812 The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision, ruling that service of an Arbitral Award on a party's counsel does not constitute valid service on the party itself under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court emphasized that compliance with Section 31(5) requires delivery of the Award directly to the party. As the Award was not served on the party but only on its counsel, the Respondent's application to set aside the Award was deemed timely. The Special Leave Petition was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=219812