The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by Future Coupons Private Ltd (FCPL) seeking termination of arbitral proceedings initiated by Amazon before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).

The high court also dismissed another FCPL plea challenging a separate order of the arbitral tribunal permitting Amazon’s request to supplement the statement of claim (SOC) initially filed by it in the arbitral proceedings.

Justice C. Hari Shankar said the orders passed by the arbitral tribunal on October 11 and June 28 are interlocutory orders. An interlocutory order in arbitral proceedings, which does not terminate the arbitration or bring it to an end, cannot be challenged under Article 227 of the Constitution.

The high court said it will be inappropriate for it to interfere with the interlocutory orders. It also clarified the court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the controversy between the parties and that the arbitral proceedings may continue unimpeded.