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13th Apr 2026
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Supreme Court Rules Full Deposit Not a Condition Precedent

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short “1996 Act”) is structured to ensure minimal judicial interference with arbitral awards while preserving limited grounds of challenge under Section 34. A recurring procedural issue in arbitration litigation has been whether a court can compel the award debtor to deposit the entire awarded amount as a condition precedent to the hearing of a Section 34 petition.

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