Garima Mehta v. Amar Rajendra Butala
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 9 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; Bombay High Court ARBP 393 of 2025; consensual appointment of sole arbitrator (Ranjeev Carvalho); initial objection on sole-arbitrator nomination withdrawn; Section 9 petition converted to Section 17 application; disclosure under S.11(8) and S.12(1) within two weeks; tribunal fees borne equally in first instance; no opinion on merits; proceedings finally disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Mr. Ranjeev Carvalho appointed Sole Arbitrator; order to be communicated to the arbitrator by the Applicant's advocates within one week of upload; statutory disclosure under Sections 11(8) read with 12(1) to be forwarded within two weeks; Section 9 petition converted into a Section 17 application with parties to approach the arbitrator within a week and reply to be filed within two weeks directly before the arbitral tribunal; arbitral costs and fees to be borne equally in the first instance, subject to final award on costs; captioned proceedings and attendant interim application, if any, finally disposed of.