CORAM : A.S. CHANDURKAR & RAJESH S. PATIL, JJ.

Date on which the arguments were heard : 13th December, 2024

Date on which the judgment is pronounced : 11th March, 2025.

JUDGMENT (PER RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) :

1. These group of four Arbitration Appeals filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1997, challenges an order passed by Sole Arbitrator on 3rd December, 2022 as an interim award, which decided the issue of date of dissolution of the partnership firm, and as confirmed by an order passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court on an application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1997 thereby confirming the view of the learned Sole Arbitrator.

2. The parties are closely related to each other, being family members. The parties entered into four Deed of Partnerships dated 16th January 1996, for the purpose of manufacturing and trading of textile fabrics. There were arbitration clauses in each of the Deed of Partnership. There were three partners in the said partnership firm, all having equal share i.e. 33.33%.

3. As disputes arose between the partners, the respondent herein invoked Arbitration proceedings. By an order dated 15th O