Redefining the Extent of Section 9(3): A Case of “Efficacious Remedy”
Aditya Puri & Shubham Gandhi [i] The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) provides for the grant of interim measures vide Sections 9 and 17. Section 9 rests the power with the civil court, whereas section 17 empowers the arbitral tribunal to grant such measures to the parties. By the Amendment Act of 2015, the parliament bestows equal powers to both forums relating to interim measures. A significant amendment was the insertion of Section 9(3), which restricts th