IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
T.R.RAVI
God's Own Country Health Resorts International Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Marriot Hotels India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
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| 1. failure to initiate arbitral proceedings halts progress. (Para 2 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arbitral proceedings require timely initiation post-interim order. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. understandings on section 9 and conduct of proceedings. (Para 7) |
| 4. extensions of time in relation to section 9 are permitted. (Para 8) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The original petition has been filed with the following prayer:
“Call for the records of CMA (Arbitration) 13/2023 before the Commercial Court-2, Thiruvananthapuram (Court of the 1st Additional Subordinate Judge, Thiruvananthapuram) and set aside the entire proceedings.”
2. The question involved is whether the failure to commence arbitral proceedings within 90 days after the first order was passed in a petition filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ( 'the Act' for short) will result in termination of the entire proceedings. The short facts required as follows.
4. Reliance is placed on the judgment of a Division Bench of the Madras High Court in Archer Power Systems Private Limited Vs. Kohli Ventures Limited Company, 2017 SCC OnLine Mad 36458 and that of a Division Bench decision of this Court in M/s. Manosh Elias Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
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