1 pps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION Notice of Motion No.4088 of 2009 . in Arbitration Petition (L) No. 1467 of 2009 Bhagyashree Enterprises & Entertainment Limited .. Petitioner v/s. Laddha Bros. Films Pvt. Ltd. ..Respondents Mr.P.V.Gidwani for the Petitioner Ms. Sunanda Pratap i/b. Ms. Sunanda Kumbhat for the Respondent CORAM : R.Y.GANOO, J. DATED : 25th March, 2010 P.C. : 1. This motion is taken out for condonation of delay in filing the aforesaid Arbitration Petition under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Affidavit in reply is already on record. Today, rejoinder is filed. 2. I have heard learned Advocates on both sides. There is a delay of 10 days in filing the arbitration petition. Dispute is as to when the copy of the award was served upon the petitioner. According to the petitioner, it was 2 served in July 2009 whereas according to the respondent it was served upon the in June 2009. 3. Having noticed the fact that there is delay of hardly 10 days, I am inclined to condone the same and grant the notice of motion. Hence the motion is disposed of by passing the following order. ORDER i) Motion is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a). Delay in filing the arbitration petition is condoned. There shall be no order as to costs. ii) Office to process the petition. Petitioners to remove the office objections on or before 12.4/2010. After the objections are removed, petition is to be numbered and place it for admission on 20.4.2010. [R.Y.GANOO, J.]