M/s Gupta Automobiles, through its partner Ram Shanker Gupta v. Indian Oil Corporation Limited, through its General Manager (Operations), and 2 Others
Arbitration – Appointment of arbitrator
Case brief
What is this about?
Gupta Automobiles vs Indian Oil Corporation Limited — CIVIL MISC. ARBITRATION APPLICATION No. 110 of 2024, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 8, decided 9.7.2025 by Jaspreet Singh, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:39785. Petition allowed; Justice D.K. Arora (Retired) appointed arbitrator on receipt of his consent letter dated 23.05.2025; earlier order dated 05.05.2025 had held the case fit for reference to arbitration; Senior Registrar directed to communicate order. Counsel: Brij Bhushan Singh, Gaurav Mehrotra, Pranjal Apurva, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Tushar Mittal (Applicant); Ashok Kumar Singh (Opposite Party).
What did the court decide?
Application allowed; Justice D.K. Arora (Retired) appointed as arbitrator to enter into the reference and decide the dispute between the parties, with a direction to the Senior Registrar to communicate the order to him.