https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189801 An appeal under Section 37(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 lies before the forum answering the statutory definition of "court" in Section 2(1)(e), namely the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction, and a High Court qualifies only where it exercises ordinary original civil jurisdiction. Because the Patna High Court did not exercise such jurisdiction, it was not the proper appellate forum. Section 42, which gives exclusive jurisdiction for subsequent applications after an earlier court application, does not extend to an appeal under Section 37(2) and cannot enlarge appellate jurisdiction. The correct forum therefore remains the court defined by the Act. en-us Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189801 An appeal under Section 37(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 lies before the forum answering the statutory definition of "court" in Section 2(1)(e), namely the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction, and a High Court qualifies only where it exercises ordinary original civil jurisdiction. Because the Patna High Court did not exercise such jurisdiction, it was not the proper appellate forum. Section 42, which gives exclusive jurisdiction for subsequent applications after an earlier court application, does not extend to an appeal under Section 37(2) and cannot enlarge appellate jurisdiction. The correct forum therefore remains the court defined by the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189801