https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283968 A request for production of original documents made only to enable filing a written statement did not amount to a step in the proceedings under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act. The governing test is whether the party has consciously submitted to the court's jurisdiction for a decision on the merits and unequivocally abandoned the contractual right to arbitration. On the facts, the application's substance showed no waiver of the arbitration clause and no election to have the dispute decided in court, so the right to seek a stay remained intact and the stay of suit was liable to be restored. en-us Wed, 14 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 16:50:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283968 A request for production of original documents made only to enable filing a written statement did not amount to a step in the proceedings under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act. The governing test is whether the party has consciously submitted to the court's jurisdiction for a decision on the merits and unequivocally abandoned the contractual right to arbitration. On the facts, the application's substance showed no waiver of the arbitration clause and no election to have the dispute decided in court, so the right to seek a stay remained intact and the stay of suit was liable to be restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283968