In Sadhu Forging Limited Vs. Continental Engines Ltd., the Delhi High Court said that it is well-settled that procedure is the handmade of justice. It is undisputed that even at this stage, a party can file documents but with the leave of the Court. The plaintiff cannot be non-suited from filing the documents it seeks to rely upon even at this stage. Though in the decision Nishant Hannan (supra) this Court was dealing with unimpeachable documents, however the fact remains that under Order VII Rule 14 CPC read with Section 151 CPC the plaintiff can file additional documents with the leave of the Court when the plaintiffs evidence is going on. Provision under Order VII Rule 14 CPC is essentially to assist parties and the Court in adjudication of the dispute.
Court approached in the early stages of arbitration will prevail in all other subsequent proceedings
In National Highway Authority of India v. Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited, the Hon'ble Delhi High Court opined that once the parties have approached a certain court for relief under Act at earlier stages of disputes then it is same court that, parties must return to for all other subsequent proceedings. Language of Section 42 of Act is categorical and brooks no exception. In fact, the language used has the effect of jurisdiction of all courts since it states that once an application has been made in Part I of the Act then ―that Court alone shall have jurisdiction over arbitral proceedings and all subsequent applications arising out of that agreement and arbitral proceedings shall be made in that Court and in no other Court. Court holds that NHAI in present case cannot take advantage of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for explaining inordinate delay in filing present petition under Section 34 of this Act in this Court.
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