https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288460 The Allahabad HC noted that the Section 29A time limit for making an arbitral award, read with completion of pleadings under Section 23(4), is ordinarily mandatory, but the COVID-19 lockdown justified a short extension to prevent prejudice in ongoing arbitrations; the award period in affected proceedings was extended up to 25 May 2020 where the twelve-month period had expired or was to expire on or after 25 March 2020. It also held that accused persons granted bail but unable to furnish sureties because of lockdown restrictions could be released on personal bond, with sureties to be furnished within one month, so that bail relief was not defeated by practical impossibility. en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:14:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288460 The Allahabad HC noted that the Section 29A time limit for making an arbitral award, read with completion of pleadings under Section 23(4), is ordinarily mandatory, but the COVID-19 lockdown justified a short extension to prevent prejudice in ongoing arbitrations; the award period in affected proceedings was extended up to 25 May 2020 where the twelve-month period had expired or was to expire on or after 25 March 2020. It also held that accused persons granted bail but unable to furnish sureties because of lockdown restrictions could be released on personal bond, with sureties to be furnished within one month, so that bail relief was not defeated by practical impossibility. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288460