J U D G M E N T

ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J.

By way of the present petition filed under section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 („A&C Act‟), the petitioner impugns what it claims is an interim award dated 18.11.2010 made by the learned Sole Arbitrator, by which the learned Arbitrator has dismissed 04 applications filed by the petitioner (claimant in the arbitral proceedings) seeking discovery of certain documents from respondent No. 1. For completeness of record, it must be noted that, to begin with, the learned Arbitrator had been arrayed as respondent No. 2 in the present petition; but subsequently vide order dated 04.12.2014 made by this court, the name of the learned Arbitrator was deleted from the array of party-respondents in the present proceedings, thereby leaving only one respondent in the matter.

2. Notice on this petition was issued on 22.03.2011; consequent to which the respondent has filed reply dated 19.08.2011. The petitioner has also filed rejoinder dated 25.08.2011 to such reply.

3. A summary of the 04 applications bearing I.A. Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of

2009 filed by the petitioner before the learned Arbitrator, including the documents sought by the petitioner, t