JUDGMENT - VIJAY DAGA, J.:---The petitioners have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under sections 14 and 15 read with section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('Act and short')

2.In this petition, the petitioners have initially prayed for the following main reliefs.

(a) that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to declare that pursuant to the agreement between the parties dated 27-3-1998 and 9-11-1988 as contemplated by sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as the time fixed for making and publishing the award within a period of two months from 9-11-1998 come to an and on 9-1-1999, and as contemplated by section 14 of the said Act since the arbitrators have failed to act without undue delay, the mandate of an arbitration stood terminated hence the arbitral proceedings have come to an end on 9-1-1999 and therefore the interim reliefs granted on 23-2-1998 have also come to an end.

(b) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to declare that on account of efflux of time the arbitral proceedings which were commenced from 27-3-1998 have come to an end on 9-1-1999 hence the interim orders passed under section 9 of the Act, 1996 pending the arbi

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