Delays defeat justice: Jharkhand High Court orders time-bound execution of arbitral awards

The Jharkhand High Court stressed that delays in executing arbitral awards undermine the objectives of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.

The bench of Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar directed the executing court to conclude proceedings by November 30, 2025.

Referring to Rahul S. Shah v. Jinendra Kumar Gandhi (2021), the Court reiterated that execution must ordinarily finish within six months.

Additionally, the court also cited Chopra Fabricators (2023) and Periyammal v. Rajamani (2025), emphasising that timely execution is essential to justice.

[R.K. Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand]