Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT, CUTTACK Date: 24-Mar-2026 16:52:38 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ARBA No.41 of 2022 (In the matter of an Appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996)

Kusum Dhal & Anr. …. Appellant(s)

-versus-

M/S. Khandelwal Steel & Pipes, …. Respondent (s)

Cuttack Advocates appeared in the case through Hybrid Mode:

For Appellant (s) : Mr. Shibashish Mishra, Adv. For Respondent (s) : Mr. Amit Prasad Bose, Adv.

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI DATE OF HEARING:-07.03.2026 DATE OF JUDGMENT:-13.03.2026 Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.

1. The present appeal arises under Section 37(1)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging the order dated 26.9.2022 passed by the learned District Judge, Bhubaneswar in ARBP No.02 of 2022. By the said order, the learned District Judge allowed the application filed by the respondent under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act and granted interim protection in favour of the respondent. Being aggrieved by the order of the learned District Judge granting interim protection to the respondent and restraining Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT, CUTTACK Date: 24-Mar-2026 16:52:38 the appellants fro