FAO No.502 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.502 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 4.3.2010 M/s Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Chandigarh and another. .. Appellants. Versus M/s Dhaliwal Rice and General Mills and others. ..... Respondents. CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.S.C.Pathela, Advocate for the appellants. Mr.Ashok Aggarwal, Advocate for the respondents. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN J. This appeal is directed against the order of District Judge, Gurdaspur dated 11.6.2008 whereby Objection filed by the appellant under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short 'the Act') has been dismissed both on merits and being barred by limitation. Briefly put, the sole arbitrator vide his award dated 7.8.2000 decided the claim of the respondents/millers which has been challenged by the appellant by way of an Objection filed under Section 34 of the Act dated 19.7.2004. The Objections were challenged, inter alia, on the ground that it is barred by limitation. On the pleadings of the parties, the learned Civil Court framed issues on 16.12.2005 including issue No.3 to the effect that whether the Objection petition is within limitation? OPR. The learned Court below while deciding issue No.3 has returned a categoric finding that the Objections are highly belated and FAO No.502 of 2009 (O&M) -2- barred by limitation. Though the present appeal has been filed by the appellant yet the counsel for the appellant could not make out any case to persuade this Court to take a view different from the view taken by the Court below while deciding issue No.3. In fact, no meaningful argument has been raised to knock out the findings recorded in issue No.3 and hence, Objections which have been found to be barred by limitation, would also result in dismissal of the Objections itself. No other ground has been pressed before this Court. In view of the above, the present appeal is found to be without any merit and the same is hereby dismissed. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 4.3.2010 JUDGE Meenu