#Competence-Competence

Bombay HC grants interim reliefs under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding prima facie that an arbitration agreement exists in an employment dispute involving confidential information. The Court preserved the Arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction to finally decide on the agreement's scope, impacting parties in confidentiality and non-compete disputes.

Supreme Court rules that objections under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act regarding stamp duty deficiencies cannot be challenged via writ petition before the final award. Parties must await Section 34 proceedings, reinforcing the competence-competence principle and limiting judicial interference in interim arbitration disputes.