Suhas Deshpande HUF v. Mahendra Dhanji Amin HUF
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; appointment of sole arbitrator by consent; Bombay High Court OOCJ; ARBAP 44 of 2025; Suhas Deshpande HUF v Mahendra Dhanji Amin HUF; Partnership Agreement dated May 9, 1988; Clause 12 arbitration agreement; Pooja Kshirsagar sole arbitrator; Somasekhar Sundaresan J; Statement of Disclosure Section 11(8) Section 12(1); arbitral costs borne equally in first instance; email service of correspondence; no opinion on merits; decided June 24, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Application finally disposed of in terms of the order: Ms. Pooja Kshirsagar appointed Sole Arbitrator; order to be communicated to the arbitrator by the Applicant's advocates within one week of upload; statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) to be forwarded within two weeks of receipt; parties to appear before the arbitrator and provide valid functional email addresses and mobile/landline numbers, email communications constituting valid service; arbitral costs and fees of the Tribunal borne equally in the first instance, subject to any final award on costs.