https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159366 A defendant does not lose the right to seek stay of a suit under section 34 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 merely by appearing and contesting an interlocutory injunction or other interim relief application before filing a written statement. The expression "before taking any other steps in the proceedings" is read narrowly and refers only to conduct in the main suit that clearly shows an intention to submit to the court and abandon arbitration. The readiness-and-willingness condition is satisfied where the stay application states willingness to arbitrate and the record does not support the contrary finding. On this reasoning, the refusal of stay could not stand and the stay of suit was restored. en-us Fri, 06 Aug 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 May 2016 11:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159366 A defendant does not lose the right to seek stay of a suit under section 34 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 merely by appearing and contesting an interlocutory injunction or other interim relief application before filing a written statement. The expression "before taking any other steps in the proceedings" is read narrowly and refers only to conduct in the main suit that clearly shows an intention to submit to the court and abandon arbitration. The readiness-and-willingness condition is satisfied where the stay application states willingness to arbitrate and the record does not support the contrary finding. On this reasoning, the refusal of stay could not stand and the stay of suit was restored. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 06 Aug 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159366