Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 415
📌 Paras 1-3
The appeals arose from petitions filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, at the post-award stage by parties who had lost in the arbitral proceedings. This raised a substantial question of law regarding the maintainability of such petitions. Different High Courts had taken conflicting views: some held that an unsuccessful party could not maintain a Section 9 petition post-award, while others held the contrary.
📌 Para 2
Whether a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, at the post-award stage, is maintainable by a party that has lost in the arbitral proceedings and has no enforceable award in its favour.
📌 Paras 4-7, 10-12
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The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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