Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 9 Arbitration Act | Bombay HC Bars Third-Party Interim Relief Applications, Reaffirms Privity of Contract : Bombay HC
Bombay High Court dismisses 31 interim applications by non-parties to an arbitration agreement, holding that Section 9 jurisdiction is strictly limited to signatories. The ruling reinforces contractual privity in arbitration, impacting commercial disputes where third parties seek court intervention without being bound by the arbitration clause.