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Under section 33, Mehra Infra requests an additional award on an omitted claim on day 20 after receiving the award, and the tribunal finds the request justified. Which statement is correct about the time available to the tribunal?

Where the tribunal finds the request justified, it must make the additional award within sixty days from receipt of the request. Section 33(6) permits the tribunal itself to extend that period if necessary, so no Court extension is required.

  1. AIt must make the additional award within sixty days from receipt of the request, though it may extend this period if necessaryCorrect
  2. BIt must make it within thirty days from the date of the original award, with no extension
  3. CIt must make it within sixty days from the date of the original award, with no extension
  4. DIt must make it within ninety days, and only the Court can extend the time

Explanation

Section 33(5) gives sixty days from receipt of the request. Section 33(6) lets the tribunal extend the period if necessary. The thirty-day period relates to the party's request or to correction, not to making the additional award.

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