https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104066 Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits court-granted interim protection before arbitral proceedings commence, because the phrase "before or during arbitral proceedings" must be given effect and is not redundant. Reading section 9 with section 21, the Court held that the pre-arbitration stage is within the statutory scheme, and section 17 does not exclude court intervention because tribunal orders are not enforceable as court orders. Jurisdiction exists only if there is a valid arbitration agreement and a clear intention to refer the dispute to arbitration; a prior notice invoking arbitration is not indispensable. en-us Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104066 Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits court-granted interim protection before arbitral proceedings commence, because the phrase "before or during arbitral proceedings" must be given effect and is not redundant. Reading section 9 with section 21, the Court held that the pre-arbitration stage is within the statutory scheme, and section 17 does not exclude court intervention because tribunal orders are not enforceable as court orders. Jurisdiction exists only if there is a valid arbitration agreement and a clear intention to refer the dispute to arbitration; a prior notice invoking arbitration is not indispensable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104066