The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Home Care Retail Marts Private Limited v. Haresh N Sanghavi has clarified a long-standing conflict in Indian arbitration jurisprudence regarding the scope of post-award interim reliefs under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.

It remains to be seen whether the court will use its curative power to alter the arbitral award within its power to set it aside under S 34.