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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Section 34

Power to Stay Legal Proceeding Where there is an Arbitration Agreement

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Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Section 34 is part of Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] - Power to Stay Legal Proceeding Where there is an Arbitration Agreement. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Where any party to an arbitration agreement or any person claiming under him commences any legal proceedings against any other party to the agreement or any person claiming under him in respect of any matter agreed to be referred, any party to such legal proceedings may, at any time before filing a written statement or taking any other steps in the proceedings, apply to the judicial authority before which the proceedings are pending to stay the proceedings ; and if satisfied that there is no sufficient reason why the matter should not be referred in accordance with the arbitration agreement and that the applicant was, at the time when the proceedings were commenced, and still remains, ready and willing to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the arbitration, such authority may make an order staying the proceedings.

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What does Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Section 34 provide?

Section Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] (Power to Stay Legal Proceeding Where there is an Arbitration Agreement) is reproduced on this page as part of the Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed]. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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