Arbitral award - Execution - Filing of application to set aside arbitral award itself does not provide automatic stay of award

Citation

AIROnline 2021 MP 599

MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT

PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA , J. and VIRENDER SINGH , J.

M.P. - 228 of 2021 D/- 9 - 3 - 2021

Union of India and Anr. v. M. V. Engineering Company

Arbitration and Conciliation Act (26 of 1996), S.34, S.36 - (as Amended By 2015 Amendment

Act ) Arbitral award - Execution - JD seeking execution proceedings to be kept in abeyance

or stayed till application for setting aside award is decided - Filing of application to set aside

arbitral award itself does not render award unenforceable unless appropriate orders are passed

by Court granting stay of operation of award - Unamended S.36 of Act does not provide

automatic stay of award pending application u/S.34 - Amended S.36 being clarificatory in

nature merely restates position of original S.36 of Act.

 (Para 12) 

Cases Referred Chronological Paras

AIR 2005 SC 1514

2009 (17) SCC 796

2018 (6) SCC 287

NALCO(supra)

2019 SC OnLine SC 1520

(2012) 1 SCC 302

2013 SCC Online Bom 48

Atul Choudhary for Petitioner; Anshuman Singh for