IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO.518 OF 2008 Brics Securities Ltd. .. Petitioner Vs. Lehman Brothers Securities Pvt Ltd & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Janak Dwarkadas, Sr.Counsel a/w Mr.J.P.Sen, Sharan Jagtiani i/by M/s.Desai & Diwanji for the petitioner. Dr.Virendra Tulzapurkar, Sr.Counsel a/w Mr.Nikhil Sakhardande, Mr.Rohan Rajadhyaksha and Mr.Ninad Lad i/by AZB & Partners for the respondents. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 11th December 2008. : 11th December 2008. : 11th December 2008. P.C.: . Heard the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner. He states that learned arbitrator has been already appointed. He seeks permission to withdraw this petition under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with liberty to apply before the learned arbitrator under section 17 of the said Act 1996. 2. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed. All contentions of the parties on merits are expressly kept open. (A.S.Oka,J)