Invocation Of Section 9 & Section 11 Of Arbitration Act Does Not Constitute Parallel Proceedings: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court, single bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan, held that invoking Section 9 and Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act) does not amount to parallel proceedings. The court further clarified that Section 9 is intended to provide interim relief to safeguard the subject matter of arbitration, while Section 11 deals only with the appointment of an arbitrator when there…