https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114063 For a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the term "Court" in section 2(e) means the District Court as the principal civil court of original jurisdiction in the district, and it excludes the Civil Judge, Senior Division. The Act deliberately narrows the forum for arbitral supervision, and that restricted meaning is reinforced by the court hierarchy under the civil courts legislation and by the limited appeal structure under section 37. The reference was answered accordingly, and jurisdiction under section 34 was held to lie before the District Court alone. en-us Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 May 2012 17:13:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114063 For a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the term "Court" in section 2(e) means the District Court as the principal civil court of original jurisdiction in the district, and it excludes the Civil Judge, Senior Division. The Act deliberately narrows the forum for arbitral supervision, and that restricted meaning is reinforced by the court hierarchy under the civil courts legislation and by the limited appeal structure under section 37. The reference was answered accordingly, and jurisdiction under section 34 was held to lie before the District Court alone. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114063