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Sachania v Ramji (Civil Case No. 148 of 1933.)

East African Court of Appeal · [1934] EACA 22 · 1934 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to remit umpire's award for completion or alternatively to set aside the award
Decision
Both prayers in the application dismissed

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Holding

Held that for the purpose of objecting to an arbitration award under article 158 of the Indian Limitation Act, time runs from the date the award is submitted to Court, not from the date the award is opened. An application to set aside an award made more than ten days after submission is barred by limitation. The Court declined to remit the award where no grounds under Order XLIII Rule 14 were established.

Outcome

Both prayers in the application dismissed

Facts

The plaintiff sought to have an umpire's award remitted for completion or set aside. The award was filed with the Court on 12 April 1934. An order was made that the envelope containing the award was not to be opened until the plaintiff paid Sh. 1,000 towards the umpire's costs. The plaintiff did not pay, and the award remained unopened. The Court subsequently varied the order, and the award was opened on 21 April 1934. The plaintiff's application to set aside the award was filed on 1 May 1934, more than ten days after the award was submitted to Court but within ten days of the award being opened.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should remit the umpire's award for completion under Order XLIII Rule 14.
  2. Whether an application to set aside an award is barred by limitation under article 158 of the Indian Limitation Act when the award envelope was not opened until after the ten-day period.

Orders

  • Application to remit award dismissed.
  • Application to set aside award dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the defendant.

Rules and key headnotes

Arbitration — Limitation — Time for Objecting to Award
For the purpose of making an objection to an arbitration award under article 158 of the Indian Limitation Act, time runs from the date the award is submitted to Court, not from the date the award is opened.
Arbitration — Setting Aside Award — Grounds under Order XLIII Rule 14
An arbitration award may be remitted under Order XLIII Rule 14 only where it has left matters undetermined, is so indefinite as to be incapable of execution, or contains an illegality apparent on its face. Non-compliance with procedural requirements for filing documents ancillary to the award does not constitute ground for remission.
Arbitration — Limitation — Party's Own Contumacy
Where a party's failure to comply with a court order prevents the opening of an arbitration award, that party cannot rely on the delayed opening to extend the limitation period for objecting to the award under article 158 of the Indian Limitation Act.

Legislation cited (4)

  • Indian Limitation Act article 158
  • Order XLIII Rule 14
  • Order XLIII Rule 10
  • Order XLIII Rule 15(1)(a)

Cases cited (1)

  • C.C. No. 104/33

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Sachania v Ramji (Civil Case No. 148 of 1933.) [1934] EACA 22 (1 January 1934)
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