Central Warehousing Corporation v. Weightrack India Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitute sole arbitrator appointed upon resignation of earlier arbitrator; Mr. Viraj Parikh named as substitute Sole Arbitrator with same terms of appointment; parties directed to approach substituted arbitrator; separate Section 9 petition (Arbitration Petition No. 449 of 2021) found outside the roster of the Bombay High Court and referred to the appropriate Bench with liberty. Parties: Central Warehousing Corporation (petitioner) v. Weightrack India Pvt. Ltd. (respondent); counsel: Mahesh Chandanshiv for petitioner. Judge: Somasekhar Sundaresan, J. Date: December 24, 2025. Keywords: substitute arbitrator, resignation of arbitrator, Section 9 of the Act, roster of the Court, arbitration petition, Bombay High Court O.O.C.J.
What did the court decide?
In Arbitration Petition No. 24 of 2024, Mr. Viraj Parikh, a learned advocate of this Court, was appointed as substitute Sole Arbitrator in place of the resigned arbitrator, on the same terms as the earlier arbitrator, with directions to the parties to approach him for further instructions; the petition was finally disposed of. In Arbitration Petition No. 449 of 2021, liberty was granted to move the petition before the appropriate Bench.