Shubhankar Sharan, Sahsransh Pandey Introduction The Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 ('the Act') was brought to enable parties to settle their disputes speedily and cost-effectively, while not having to go through the rigours of Courts. However, there are certain situations, wherein a party seeks interim relief before the Courts with the motive of preserving the subject matter of the dispute from alienation, distortion, etc. Such interference of courts, even within the l