JUDGMENT

J R Midha, J. - The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 17 (2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 read with Order XXXIX Rule 2A and Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure for enforcement of the interim order dated 25th October, 2020 passed by the Emergency Arbitrator.

2. The respondents have raised a legal objection to the maintainability of this enforcement petition on the ground that the Emergency Arbitrator is not an Arbitrator within the meaning of Section 2 (1)(d) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act; the interim order dated 25th October, 2020 is not an order under Section 17 (1) and, therefore, not enforceable under Section 17 (2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.

3. Respondent No.2 has raised two objections. The first objection is that there is no arbitration agreement between the petitioner and respondent No.2; and the Emergency Arbitrator has misapplied the concept of Group of Companies doctrine to implead respondent No.2. According to respondent No.2, the Group of Companies doctrine applies only in proceedings under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act for transfer of proceedings pending in Court to arbitration where th