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The Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996

Appealable orders

In force Act 26 of 1996 As on 19 Oct 2026

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Act 26 of 1996 Cited by 3 provisions

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Section 37 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 deals with appealable orders. An appeal shall lie from the following orders (and from no others) to the Court authorised by law to hear appeals from original decrees of the Court passing the order, namely :- [(a) refusing to refer the parties to arbitration under section 8;

(1) An appeal shall lie from the following orders (and from no others) to the Court authorised by law to hear appeals from original decrees of the Court passing the order, namely :- 3[(a) refusing to refer the parties to arbitration under section 8;

(b) granting or refusing to grant any measure under section 9;

(c) setting aside or refusing to set aside an arbitral award under section 34.] (2) Appeal shall also lie to a court from an order of the arbitral tribunal- (a) accepting the plea referred to in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 16; or (b) granting or refusing to grant an interim measure under section 17.

(3) No second appeal shall lie from an order passed in appeal under this section, but nothing in this section shall affect or take away any right to appeal to the Supreme Court. CHAPTER X Miscellaneous

Section 37, The Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 (Act 26 of 1996).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 8 Power to refer parties to arbitration where there is an arbitration agreement
  2. s. 9 Interim measures, etc., by Court
  3. s. 16 Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction
  4. s. 34 Application for setting aside arbitral award

Referred to by 3

  1. s. 2 Definitions
  2. s. 16 Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction
  3. s. 86 Repeal and saving

Questions about Section 37

What does Section 37 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 deal with?

Section 37 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 is headed "Appealable orders". An appeal shall lie from the following orders (and from no others) to the Court authorised by law to hear appeals from original decrees of the Court passing the order, namely :- [(a) refusing to refer the parties to arbitration under section 8;

How do I find court cases under Section 37 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 37, section 37 Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996, section 37 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 37 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 8 (Power to refer parties to arbitration where there is an arbitration agreement), section 9 (Interim measures, etc., by Court), section 16 (Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction), section 34 (Application for setting aside arbitral award), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 enacted?

Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 was enacted in 1996 as Act 26 of 1996. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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