(1.) There are disputes within the Gala and Chheda families. These pertain to six partnership frms. Five of these frms are in arbitration before a learned Advocate of this court. A sixth frm exists but is not (yet) in arbitration; an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act , 1996 was made and withdrawn.
(2.) All three petitions are for extension of time under Section 29- A of the Arbitration Act.
(3.) In view of the order that I propose to pass today, I believe it is frst necessary to consider this section briely. Section 29-A reads thus: