https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199532 Statutory time limits for making an arbitral award cannot be waived by participation after expiry, because conduct cannot confer jurisdiction or defeat a rule that requires enlargement by the court. A party therefore remained entitled to challenge an award as time-barred despite taking part in the post-expiry proceedings. At the same time, the court's power to enlarge time under the Arbitration Act was wide and could be exercised even after expiry of the prescribed period or after the award was made, if judicially justified. On the facts, the appellate court extended time and treated the award as timely, then sent the remaining objections for decision. en-us Wed, 10 Apr 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:03:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199532 Statutory time limits for making an arbitral award cannot be waived by participation after expiry, because conduct cannot confer jurisdiction or defeat a rule that requires enlargement by the court. A party therefore remained entitled to challenge an award as time-barred despite taking part in the post-expiry proceedings. At the same time, the court's power to enlarge time under the Arbitration Act was wide and could be exercised even after expiry of the prescribed period or after the award was made, if judicially justified. On the facts, the appellate court extended time and treated the award as timely, then sent the remaining objections for decision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Apr 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199532