Chetan Giridharlal Bataviya v. Competent Authority through Deputy Collector(La), Nashik and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Arbitration Appeals Nos. 59-66 and 70 of 2024, Somasekhar Sundaresan J., order dated March 13, 2025; Section 37 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 appeals by land acquirers/claimants against Competent Authority (Deputy Collector); lead matter Kanaji Raghavji Thakkar (Deceased); issue framed: does grant of solatium as a statutory right amount to prohibited modification of arbitral award; interim directions fixing 20-minute oral argument time per side and five-page Note on Submissions on scope of Section 34; final hearing posted April 3, 2025; no final adjudication, no case law discussed, no quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: Appellant limited to not more than 20 minutes and Respondents to no longer than 20 minutes for verbal arguments; parties to file a Note on Submissions not exceeding five pages with page and case law references focusing on the scope of Section 34 of the Act; appeals stood over to April 3, 2025 for final hearing and disposal. No merits decision rendered.