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37.6 Under Order XI Rule 21 where a party fails to answer interrogatories or discover documents or grant inspection, the Court upon being approached via a suitable application is empowered in the case of the plaintiff to dismiss the suit for want of prosecution and in case of the defendant have his defence struck out.

37.7 Therefore, in my view, if the argument advanced on behalf of UOI is accepted, it will stymie the arbitration proceedings; a situation which will enure to the benefit of a recalcitrant party which does not desire a quick resolution of the dispute.