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ARUN BHANSALI, JASPREET SINGH
Docket Care Systems – Appellant
Versus
Hariwill Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
This appeal is directed against the order dated 12th March, 2024 passed by Commercial Court, Court No. 2, Lucknow whereby the petition filed by the appellant under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been dismissed for failure to pre-deposit the amount to the extent of 75% in terms of provisions of section 19 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (for short, 'Act of 2006').
2. The appellant aggrieved of the award dated 07th October, 2023 passed by the MSME Council, filed petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 before the Commercial Court, Lucknow. Along with the petition, an application seeking waiver of pre-deposit as required under Section 19 of the Act of 2006 was filed. The application seeking waiver came to be dismissed by order dated 19th February, 2024 inter-alia relying on the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Tirupati Steels v. Shubh Industrial Component and Another; (2022) 7 SCC 429.
3. The Court while dismissing the application, directed the appellant to deposit the 75% of the awarded amount within three weeks and ordered that failing which the Misc. Case shall stand dismissed
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