#Redevelopment agreements

Bombay High Court rules that an arbitration clause in a redevelopment agreement remains enforceable despite subsequent supplementary agreements, unless the original contract is explicitly substituted. The judgment reinforces the survival of arbitration clauses under the Indian Contract Act and Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, impacting cooperative housing societies and developers in contract disputes.

Bombay High Court rules that interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act must balance competing claims among co-owners, directing equal distribution of redevelopment benefits pending arbitration. The court mandated indemnity bonds to secure the developer's obligations, setting a precedent for equitable interim measures in property disputes.

Bombay High Court rules that dissenting housing society members, even if non-signatories to a redevelopment agreement, must vacate flats under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act if the developer complies with the agreement and the majority approves redevelopment. The ruling clarifies that interim relief under Section 9 extends to non-signatories when the agreement's terms are legally binding on all members.