pvr 1 a-11-apl534-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. OF 2011 IN ARBITRATION PETITION (Lodg)NO.534 OF 2011 1.M/s.Suryavanshi Organisation and anr. ...Applicants vs. 1.L&T Finance Ltd. & Anr. ...Respondents --- Mr.Rajinder Kumar i/b. Law Competere Consultus, for Applicants. Ms.Shakuntala Joshi, for Respondent no.1. --- CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH, J. DATED: 22nd July,2011. P.C.:- 1. This is an application filed for condonation of delay. According to the applicants, the delay is of 381 days. The Award admittedly is dated 1.2.2010. In paragraph 2 of the application, it is claimed that the Award was received by the applicants on 1.4.2011 pvr 2 a-11-apl534-11 when copy of execution proceeding was served on them. This statement is disputed by the respondents. The respondent no.1 has produced copy of letter dated 1.2.2010 addressed by the Arbitrator to all the parties to the arbitration enclosing copy of Award dated 1.2.2010. The respondent no.1 has also produced on record acknowledgment which shows that communication dated 1.2.2010 from the learned Arbitrator was received by the petitioners. The document issued by the postal authority i.e. acknowledgment has presumptive value. There is nothing before us to doubt the authenticity of that document. Under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Court can condone delay of only 30 days from expiry of period of three months from the service of the Award. The petition is, therefore, barred by limitation. The petition is, therefore, rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) ---