Limitation under Section 37 Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is a law that governs arbitration and conciliation proceedings in India, and Section 37 of the Act provides for appeals against certain orders. However, there has been confusion regarding the time limit for filing appeals under Section 37, resulting in conflicting judgments by the Supreme Court and High Courts. The issue of limitation has undergone changes from the applicability of the Limitation Act to the coming into force of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The Supreme Court has held that the Limitation Act applies to all proceedings under the A&C Act, and has prescribed a limitation period of 120 days for filing appeals under Section 37. However, there are still ambiguities regarding the applicability of this ruling to appeals against orders of the arbitral tribunal and intra-court appeals.