1 ara31-08c vai IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ARBITRATION APPEAL NO.31 OF 2008 Indian Oil Corporation Limited & Ors. ....Appellants V/s. Sadashiv N. Jambale ....Respondent WITH ARBITRATION APPEAL NO.11 OF 2009 General Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited & Ors. ....Appellants V/s. Sadashiv N. Jambale ....Respondent Mr.Chirag Mody i/b DSK Legal for the Applicants. None for the Respondents. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATE : 5TH APRIL, 2011. P.C. :- 1. Arbitration Appeal No.31 of 2008 is filed against the interim order of the District Court under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 staying the operation of the show cause notice dated 3.9.2008 issued by the appellant to the respondent. Arbitration Appeal No.11 of 2009 is filed against the order of the District Court under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 staying the termination by the appellants of the respondent’s distributionship by a letter dated 26.11.2008. Both the appeals were admitted the the impugned orders were 2 ara31-08c stayed by this Court. 2. I am informed by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants that thereafter the learned arbitrator has made the award. By the said award, the learned arbitrator has inter-alia held that the termination of the distributionship was valid. In the circumstances, both the appeals are allowed. The impugned orders are set-aside. It is clarified that this order however, will not in any manner, affect the respondent’s rights to challenge the award, if the respondent so desires. It is further clarified that this order does not reflect upon the merits of the contentions by either side. No order as to costs.