PRATAP SINGH vs PREETAM SINGH & ANR.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 31(4) of the Arbitration Act, 1940, the Civil Court in Madhya Pradesh was competent to appoint a receiver for the property in dispute, despite the ongoing proceedings in the Delhi Court regarding the arbitrator's jurisdiction. The Court clarified that while normally interim relief should be sought from the court handling the arbitration, the jurisdictional dispute allowed the Madhya Pradesh court to act to preserve the property. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision to maintain the receiver's appointment until the jurisdictional question was resolved.