A single judge of the Bombay High Court dismissed an interim application challenging an arbitral award for want of prosecution. The application had been pending since listing due to a direction for listing but the applicant failed to appear or act on the hearing date.
The interim application was dismissed for want of prosecution.
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6_IA_930_20.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 930 OF 2020
WITH
ARBITRATION PETITION (LODGING) NO. 943 OF 2019
Ramesh Chetwani … Applicant/Petitioner vs. Deepak Jain and others … Respondents
CORAM : MANISH PITALE, J DATE : 21st APRIL, 2023
P.C. :
. None for the petitioner. On 6th April, 2023, this Court passed the following order:
Digitally signed by PRIYA PRIYAKAMBLI 3. Hence, dismissed for want of prosecution. KAMBLI Date: 2023.04.25 11:01:33 +0530
(MANISH PITALE, J)
Priya Kambli
1/1
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the application should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to total inactivity?
Whether the petition challenging the arbitral award was pending for prolonged non-listing?
Whether the applicant's failure to appear on hearing date justifies dismissal?
Ramesh Chetwani
Deepak Jain and others
Manish Pitale
As recorded by the court registry
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