(1.) ALTHOUGH we have passed separate orders in this writ peti tion, yet we are agreed that Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 applies also to the proceedings under Part II of the Act and hence interim relief can be granted by the Civil Court, pending the arbitration proceedings.
(2.) HOWEVER, the Forum for filing an application under Section 9 of the Act is not the High Court but the civil Court.