Liyakat Ali S/O Kasam Abdullah Mistry v. Firoz S/O Ayub Kasam Mistry
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 29-A(6) – expired mandate
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, OOCJ; Arbitration Petition No. 266 of 2024; Somasekhar Sundaresan, J.; order dated November 6, 2025. Section 14 petition treated as Section 29-A petition on consent of counsel; arbitrator's mandate expired October 13, 2023 with no extension sought; Mr. Mutahhar Khan appointed substitute arbitrator; proceedings resumed from stage of June 28, 2023 (last Arbitral Tribunal meeting); disposed under Section 29-A(6) by consent; no opinion on merits or conduct-of-arbitration allegations.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Mr. Mutahhar Khan, advocate, as substitute arbitrator to take over the arbitration from the stage of June 28, 2023 (last meeting of the erstwhile Arbitral Tribunal), with the Petition finally disposed of under Section 29-A(6) of the Act by consent of the parties. ¶¶19