THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No. 1899 OF 2010 ORDER: 1. The Civil Revision Petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, is directed against the order dated 05.02.2010 in I.A. No.1720 of 2009 (new) in I.A. No.354 of 2001 (old) in O.S. No.516 of 2001 on the file of the VI Additional Senior Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam, whereunder and whereby the application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1940 to stay the proceedings, was dismissed. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Inspite of service of notice, none appears for the respondent no.1. 3. There cannot be any dispute that the law which prevails as on the date of the lis is the law that has to be taken into consideration. The petitioner invoked Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1940. In view of the fact that the present lis arose in pursuance of the contract entered into after the year 1996, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 would apply to the facts of the present case, and the Arbitration and Concilination Act, 1940 is not applicable to the present facts of the case. Therefore, the present application filed under the old Act is not maintainable. 4. The Civil Revision Petition is, accordingly, disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioner to file necessary application under the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. No costs. _____________ (K.C.Bhanu, J.) 1.3.2011 DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No. 1899 OF 2010 1.3.2011 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No. 1899 OF 2010 1.3.2011 Between: N.Sharmila …Petitioner And Dhansita Constructions & others …Respondents