Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 14‑08‑2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 27015/2026 filed by Jayanti Films (India) Pvt. Ltd (petitioner) against VTC Lifts & Escalators Pvt. Ltd (respondent).
- The petition arises from an impugned judgment and order dated 30‑04‑2026 in Arbitration Reference (ARBC) No. 110/2026 passed by the Additional District Judge, Gurugram, Haryana.
- The petitioner contended that the Section 8 application under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 was wrongly dismissed by the Civil Judge, Gurugram, who relied on observations of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in C.R.No. 5780/2025, which pertained to Order 9 Rule 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
- The petitioner further argued that while the Section 37 appeal under the A&C Act has been registered, no interim stay of the underlying suit was granted.
- Senior Counsel Ms. Nandita Rao represented the petitioner, assisted by Ms. Nidhi Mohan Parashar, Mr. Ankur Raghav, and Mr. Ujjwal Sharma.
Court Directions
1. The appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act is to be taken up by the Additional District Judge, Gurugram, on 24‑08‑2026.
2. The Civil Judge, Gurugram, shall be apprised of this order and shall postpone the related suit to a date after 24‑08‑2026.
3. The ADJ, Gurugram, must decide the appeal on its own merits, uninfluenced by any observations made in the present Supreme Court order.
4. The Special Leave Petition is hereby disposed of.
5. Any pending applications, if any, shall also stand disposed.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition, directing the lower court to hear the Section 37 arbitration appeal on 24‑August‑2026 and to postpone the pending suit accordingly; all pending applications were also disposed.
Topics: Arbitration, Legal Dispute