Emergency arbitrator’s decision is an order and not an arbitral award: Bombay HC

Ashok Kumar Goel Vs Vyoman India Private Limited (Bombay High Court) The Bombay High Court considered a petition seeking interim reliefs under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in the context of an international commercial arbitration governed by the SIAC Rules. After hearing the parties at length and examining the rival contentions and cited case law, the Court held that the petitioner had made out a clear case for grant of interim reliefs. At the outset, the Court rejected the respondents’ preliminary objection that the Emergency Arbitrator (EA) Decision constituted...