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Under Section 34(3) of the Act, an **application for setting aside an arbitral award** may not be made after how many months have elapsed from the date on which the party received the award?
A{'text': 'Three months, extendable by a further period not exceeding thirty days on sufficient cause', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'Six months, extendable by a further period not exceeding sixty days on sufficient cause shown in every case under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'One year, extendable by a further period not exceeding ninety days on sufficient cause shown in every case under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'Eighteen months, extendable by a further period not exceeding one hundred and twenty days on sufficient cause shown in every case under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. {'text': 'Three months, extendable by a further period not exceeding thirty days on sufficient cause', 'label': 'A'}
1. Section 34(3) of the Act fixes a strict limitation window for setting aside applications.
2. The application may not be made after **three months** have elapsed from the date the party received the award (or from disposal of any Section 33 request).
3. The Court may entertain the application within a **further period of thirty days** (but not thereafter) if satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing within the three-month window.
4. Section 34(6) requires expeditious disposal — in any event within one year from service of the prior notice on the other party.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 13 (Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996), pp. 314-333._
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