Arbitration Act 1940
Section 9
Interim Measures Etc. by Court
A party may, before, or during arbitral
proceedings or at any time after the making of the arbitral award but before it
is enforced in accordance with section 36, apply to a court -
(i) for the appointment of a guardian for a
minor or person of unsound mind for the purposes of arbitral proceedings;
or
(ii) for an interim measure of protection in
respect of any of the following matters, namely :-
(a) the preservation,
interim custody or sale of any goods which are the subject-matter of the
arbitration agreement;
(b) securing the
amount in dispute in the arbitration;
(c) the detention,
preservation or inspection of any property or thing which is the subject-matter
of the dispute in arbitration, or as to which any question may arise therein and
authorizing for any of the aforesaid purposes any person to enter upon any land
or building in the possession of any part or authorizing any samples to be
taken or any observation to be made, or experiment to be tried, which may be
necessary or expedient for the purpose of obtaining full information or
evidence;
(d) interim injunction
or the appointment of a receiver;
(e) such other interim
measure of protection as may appear to the Court to be just and convenient, and
the Court shall have the same power for making orders as it has for the purpose
of, and in relation to, any proceedings before it.