Applicants Requesting Pandemic Limitation Relief Under Section 34 Petition Cannot Also Seek IBC Moratorium Protection: Calcutta High Court

In a recent judgment delivered on August 20, 2024, by the Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya of the High Court at Calcutta (Commercial Division), the court addressed a significant issue concerning the limitation period for filing an application to set aside an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Case Background Key Issues The primary issue in the case was whether the application under Section 34…