1 48.arbp.326.08 skt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO.326 OF 2008 Tufail Ahmed Khan ....Petitioner V/s. Yadali Nawab Ali Khan & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.Rajiv Kumar a/w. Ms.Neeta Solanki i/by M/s.Kiran Jain & Co. for the Applicants. Mr.R.A.Thorat a/w. Mr.V.K.Gupta i/by Gupta & Gupta for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATE : 25 th OCTOBER, 2010. P.C. :- 1. The petition has been filed under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short ‘the Act’). 2. I have today disposed of Arbitration Application No.165 of 2008 by appointing the sole arbitrator. It has been directed that the arbitration shall not be commenced till 1st April 2011. Mr.Thorat, learned counsel appearing for Respondent Nos.1 & 2 states that the statement recorded in the order dated 7th April 2008 shall continue till 15th April 2011. Mr.Rajiv Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and the other Respondents states that the the application for interim reliefs shall be 2 48.arbp.326.08 made under Section 17 of the Act before the learned Arbitrator in the event of matter not being settled. All the rights and contentions of the parties are kept open. 3. The petition is, therefore, disposed of by the following order : (i) The order dated 17th July 2008 to maintain status- quo in respect of the properties of the firm in their possession, which is accepted, shall continue till the arbitrator disposes of the application under Section 17 of the Act. This, however, is provided that an application under Section 17 is made on or before 15th April 2011. -