M/s. India Housing, through its Authorized Representative Shri Virendra Nath Shukla v. M/s. Quest Retail Private Ltd., through its Director, Ashok Patni
Case brief
What is this about?
Arbitration application; appointment of arbitrator; arbitration clause dispute; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench Court No. 4; Rajnish Kumar J.; India Housing v. Quest Retail Private Ltd.; license agreement dated 22.11.2019; alleged arbitrary license termination; arbitration-invoking notice unanswered; further notice dated 27.08.2024 proposing arbitrator; reply denying dispute; respondent conceded arbitration-adjudicable dispute; Shri Mohd. Shareef Retired Additional District Judge proposed as Arbitrator; disclosures and consent under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act, 1996; Schedule VI and VII as amended by Act 2015; order date 12.3.2025; listing after receipt of reply/consent.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for appointment of an arbitrator acceded to: the Court proposed Shri Mohd. Shareef, Retired Additional District Judge, as Arbitrator; pleadings on record along with relevant provisions of the Act with the 2015 amending Act were directed to be sent to him for disclosures under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act, 1996 and Schedules VI and VII as amended by Act 2015, and for his consent; an additional copy of the application to be supplied to the office within a week; matter to be listed immediately after receipt of reply/consent.