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The dispute arose out of a works contract wherein the work was completed on 30.07.2000. The Respondent issued a notice invoking arbitration only on 02.06.2022, i.e., after a lapse of more than two decades. The High Court, in proceedings under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, held that due to ambiguity in the contract and the absence of a final determination by the Engineer-in-Charge, the claim could not be treated as time-barred and proceeded to appoint an arbitrator.