https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196985 A party seeking stay under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 must apply before filing the written statement or otherwise taking a step in the proceedings. A step in the proceedings is an act in aid of the suit's progress showing submission to the court's jurisdiction on the merits. Where duly authorised Government counsel, after service of summons, asked for time to file the written statement and obtained the adjournment, that request was treated as a conscious step in the suit. The plea that counsel acted without instructions was rejected, and the stay application was therefore incompetent; the High Court's interference with the stay order was upheld. en-us Mon, 23 Apr 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196985 A party seeking stay under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 must apply before filing the written statement or otherwise taking a step in the proceedings. A step in the proceedings is an act in aid of the suit's progress showing submission to the court's jurisdiction on the merits. Where duly authorised Government counsel, after service of summons, asked for time to file the written statement and obtained the adjournment, that request was treated as a conscious step in the suit. The plea that counsel acted without instructions was rejected, and the stay application was therefore incompetent; the High Court's interference with the stay order was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Apr 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196985