Interim Protection by Arbitral Tribunal and Civil Court – Scanned through the Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2015

Interim protection, a phenomenon in arbitration and a subject matter of divergent interpretations, w.r.t. the stage at which the same can be sought, the forum at which it can be sought, the effectiveness of the forum, applicability of such protection to international commercial arbitration and differing judicial interpretations, drew attention of law makers and culminated into the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2015. This paper is an attempt to scan through the amendment from interim protection perspective, in the light of extant law and evolving realities.