-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Arbitration Appeal No. 9 of 2007 with Civil Application No.8 of 2007 Shri Soni Sushilkumar Subhashchandra ..Appellant vs. 1. Nashik Merchants Coop. Bank and others ..Respondents Shri S.M.Sabrad for appellant CORAM: S.C.DHARMADHIKARI J. 23rd March, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Shri Sabrad, learned Counsel appearing for the appellant, could not dispute that the remedy of the appellant to challenge the Award of sole Arbitrator is to institute a petition/application under sec.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 before the competent Court. The present appeal directly filed in this Court is thus not maintainable. 2. Reserving liberty to the appellant to move the appropriate court invoking its jurisdiction under sec.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, -2- 1996, the present appeal is dismissed. 3. In view of dismissal of the appeal, civil application does not survive and hence rejected. (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI J.)