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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
R.SAKTHIVEL
P.Venkadachalam – Appellant
Versus
Mkb Life Styles, Represented by its Sole Proprietor – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. defendants' lease agreement and initial court ruling. (Para 1 , 2 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. challenge to trial court's limited injunction. (Para 8 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. court's authority on limited interim order. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. civil revision petition partly allowed. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
ORDER :
R. SAKTHIVEL, J.
This Civil Revision Petition is filed praying to set aside the Order dated July 18, 2022 passed in Interlocutory Application filed under Section 8 of 'the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996' ('A&C Act' for short) in I.A. No.1403 of 2021 in O.S. No.2465 of 2021 on the file of 'the Principal District Munsif at Puducherry' [hereinafter referred to as the 'Trial Court'] by the Petitioners therein.
2.The Petitioners herein are the Defendants and the Respondent herein is the Plaintiff in the Original Suit.
3.For the sake of convenience, the parties will hereinafter be referred to as per their array in the Original Suit.
4.The case of the Plaintiff is that the Defendants executed the Lease Agreement dated December 12, 2018 in favour of the Plaintiff for a lease of the demised property therein for a period of nine years. The demised property therein is the Suit Property. The Defendan
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