Fresh application u/s. 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act not maintainable as no liberty granted at the time of withdrawal of first application

HPCL Bio-Fuels Ltd. Vs Shahaji Bhanudas Bhad (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court held that fresh application under section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not maintainable in the absence of any liberty being granted at the time of withdrawal of the first application. Facts- This appeal arises from the final judgment and order dated 31.01.2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 1 of 2023, wherein the High Court allowed the petition filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 at the instanc...