Andhra Pradesh High Court Holds Jurisdiction for Appeals u/s 42 of Arbitration Act, Not Orissa High Court.

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....Territorial Jurisdiction of HC to entertain appeal - Orissa High Court or Andhra Pradesh High Court - It is not in dispute that before filing an application under Section 11(6) of the Act before the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, the respondent – claimant moved an application before the Court at Visakhapatnam under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act. In that view of the matter considering Section 42 of the Arbitration Act, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad alone would have jurisdiction to decide the subsequent applications arising out of the Contract Agreement and the further arbitral proceedings shall have to be made in the High court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati alone and in no other court. - SC....