Interim Relief Survives as Arbitration Commences on Section 21 Notice: SC

Regenta Hotels Private Limited Vs Hotel Grand Centre Point And Others (Supreme Court of India) Commencement of Arbitration Under Section 21 Governs Section 9(2): Interim Relief Cannot Lapse Once Notice Invoking Arbitration Is Served Within 90 Days The Supreme Court held that arbitral proceedings “commence” strictly in terms of Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, i.e., on the date when the notice/request invoking arbitration is received by the respondent, and not on the date of filing a petition under Section 11. Consequently, for the purposes of Section 9(2), which ma...