https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800160 Section 34 petitions filed within three months of an arbitral award satisfy the limitation period under Section 34(3). Where a contract directs adjudication before the court having jurisdiction at the place of work execution, and the work was executed in Sundargarh, the competent court there may entertain the award challenge. In the absence of an express or agreed juridical seat, arbitral sittings at another location for convenience constitute only a venue and do not create exclusive supervisory jurisdiction. Arbitrator appointment proceedings do not select the local court for subsequent proceedings, and Section 42 does not preclude merits consideration by the competent court at Sundargarh. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:32:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800160 Section 34 petitions filed within three months of an arbitral award satisfy the limitation period under Section 34(3). Where a contract directs adjudication before the court having jurisdiction at the place of work execution, and the work was executed in Sundargarh, the competent court there may entertain the award challenge. In the absence of an express or agreed juridical seat, arbitral sittings at another location for convenience constitute only a venue and do not create exclusive supervisory jurisdiction. Arbitrator appointment proceedings do not select the local court for subsequent proceedings, and Section 42 does not preclude merits consideration by the competent court at Sundargarh. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800160