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Genesis Finance Co. Ltd. v. Pankaj Saran

Delhi HC22 Jan 2025ARB. A. (COMM.)/4/2025

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This is a petition under Section 37(2) of the Arbitration Act challenging the Sole Arbitrator's interim order. The court allowed the application, directing that the arbitrator's observations be treated as limited to urgent relief adjudication and not as an opinion on contract interpretation or the merits.

What did the court decide?

IA 1673-74/2025 Allowd, subject to all just exceptions; Arbitrator to look into entire material for final conclusion.

Genesis Finance Co. Ltd. Vs Pankaj Saran — Arbitration | Delhi HC (2025)

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$~59

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- ARB. A. (COMM.) 4/2025

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GENESIS FINANCE CO. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shubhanshu Gupta, Mr. Chaitanya, Mr. Kartik Pant, Advocates. versus

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PANKAJ SARAN .....Respondent Through: Mr. Gaurav Mitra, Mr. Sujoy Datta, Mr. Surekh Kant Baxy, Ms. Lavanya Pathak and Ms. Aarsheya Sharda, Advocates.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

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O R D E R

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% 22.01.2025

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I.A. 1673-74/2025 (Exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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ARB. A. (COMM.) 4/2025

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This is a petition under Section 37(2) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act challenging the Order dated 14.11.2024 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator.

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Learned Counsel for the Petitioner states that at this juncture he would be satisfied only with an observation from this Court that the observations made in the impugned order should be treated as only limited to the adjudication of issues in an application under Section 17 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act regarding urgent reliefs and not the opinion of the learned Arbitrator on the interpretation of the contract. The prayer is a

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/01/2025 at 12:35:36

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reasonable one. It is made clear that these observations are limited only for the purpose of grant or denial of interim reliefs before the learned Arbitrator.

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Needless to state that the learned Arbitrator will look into the entire material before coming to a final conclusion. It is also made clear that this Court has not made any observation on the merits of the case.

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The petition is disposed of along with pending application(s), if any.

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SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J

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JANUARY 22, 2025 hsk

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/01/2025 at 12:35:36

Genesis Finance Co. Ltd. v. Pankaj Saran

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