NIMET RESOURCES INC. vs ESSAR STEELS LTD.

The Supreme Court held that an application under Section 14(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is maintainable only before the Principal Civil Court or a High Court exercising original civil jurisdiction, and not before the Supreme Court. The Court clarified that the definition of 'Court' under Section 2(1)(e) of the 1996 Act limits the jurisdiction for such applications. Consequently, the petition filed by the appellants for terminating the mandate of the Sole Arbitrator was dismissed as not maintainable.