Arbitration – Legal remedy cannot be extended by consent

Extramarks Education India Private Limited Vs Ram School (Delhi High Court) The petitioner’s other objection, that since in its reply dated 31.08.2021 the respondent themselves were willing to accept and had given their consent for appointment of an arbitrator “near to the locality” where the respondents were located, is neither here nor there, since if the court finds that the payments made are ex-facie time-barred, limitation for invoking a legal remedy cannot be extended even by consent. Conceptually, limitation bars a legal remedy and not a legal right, the legal policy being to ensu...