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. T,e +-t +8 t,e r+ee#!n'- "5 7e *-+ (r#e# !n 89+r +8 t,e Pet!t!+ner. PETITIONER THROUGH 3___________________$ AOR ADVOCATES FOR PETITIONER
DRAN ON 10.0;.2014 FILED ON
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO. __ OF 2014 IN THE MATTER OF ADLABS Entert!n"ent Lt#.
Pet!t!+ner
Ver-/I.E. Pr S.R.L. Re-+n#ent
AFFIDA+IT I$ ________________$ 'e# 7+/t __ 5er-$ re-!#ent +8 __________$ #+ ,ere75 -+*e"n*5 88!r" n# -tte - /n#er 1. T,t I " _______________________________________________________ +8 t,e Pet!t!+ner +"n5 !n t,e re-ent et!t!+n /n#er -et!+n 11 +8 t,e Ar7!trt!+n n# C+n!*!t!+n At$ 1::< n# !n t,t !t5 " 8/**5 +n9er-nt (!t, t,e 8t- +8 t,e -e n# - -/, +"etent t+ -(er t+ t,!- A88!#9!t. 2. F+r t,e -e +8 7re9!t5 n# t+ 9+!# reet!t!+n$ t,e Pet!t!+ner !- n+t rer+#/!n' t,e 8t- - -tte# !n t,e et!t!+n /n#er -et!+n 11 +8 t,e Ar7!trt!+n n# C+n!*!t!+n At$ 1::< n# r9e- *e9e +8 t,!- H+n67*e C+/rt t+ re8er t+ n# re*5 /+n t,e -"e t t,e t!"e +8 ,er!n'. %. I -5 t,t I ,9e '+ne t,r+/', t,e +"n5!n' *!-t +8 #te- n# e9ent- 8r+" 'e __ t+ __ n# t,e r7!trt!+n et!t!+n 8r+" 'e- __ t+ __ n# I -5 t,t t,e 9er"ent"#e t,ere!n re #er!9e# 8r+" t,e re+r#- +8 t,e -e (,!, I 7e*!e9e t+ 7e tr/e. N+t,!n' "ter!* !- +ne*e# t,ere8r+". 4. I -5 t,t t,e Anne?/re- __ t+ __ 8r+" 'e- __ t+ __ 8!*e# *+n'(!t, t,e r7!trt!+n et!t!+n re tr/e +!e- +8 t,e!r re-et!9e +r'!n*-. ;. I -5 t,t t,e Pet!t!+ner ,- "#e 7+n8!#e tte"t- t+ "!7*e -ett*e t,e "tter 7/t t,e Re-+n#ent ,- 8!*e# t+ -ett*e t,e "tter "!7*5. T,e #!-/te- n#
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