https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295535 Section 34 of the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 gives the court a judicial discretion to stay suit proceedings; it does not bar jurisdiction, and a stay may be refused where a non-arbitrating guarantor is involved and there is a risk of conflicting findings on liability. The refusal to stay was upheld. Readiness and willingness to arbitrate must continue until the matter is finally dealt with, and after refusal of stay, seeking time to file a written statement and directions for discovery and expedition amounts to taking a step in the proceedings. That conduct defeated the request for stay, and the preliminary objection was accepted. en-us Thu, 21 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:05:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295535 Section 34 of the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 gives the court a judicial discretion to stay suit proceedings; it does not bar jurisdiction, and a stay may be refused where a non-arbitrating guarantor is involved and there is a risk of conflicting findings on liability. The refusal to stay was upheld. Readiness and willingness to arbitrate must continue until the matter is finally dealt with, and after refusal of stay, seeking time to file a written statement and directions for discovery and expedition amounts to taking a step in the proceedings. That conduct defeated the request for stay, and the preliminary objection was accepted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295535