Section 34 Application No Longer Bar for Arbitral Award Enforcement

Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation Vs Power Mech Projects Limited (Delhi High Court) Application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) is no longer a bar for enforcement of an arbitral award after amendment in Section 36 w.e.f. 23.10.2015 Conclusion: In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble High Court observed that the substitution of Section 36 of the A&C Act with effect from 23.10.2015, the pendency of an application under Section 34 of the A&C Act is no longer a bar for enforcement of an arbitral award. It was observed that it is ...