Spenta Vintage Pvt. Ltd. v. Evershine No II Chs Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; consent reference to arbitration; appointment of sole arbitrator Rohan Kelkar; conversion of Section 9 petition into Section 17 application; Bombay High Court; Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; ARB Application 204 of 2024; Arbitration Petition 575 of 2024; Spenta Vintage Pvt. Ltd. versus Evershine No. II CHS. Ltd.; stamp duty contention left open; disclosure under Sections 11(8) and 12(1); costs borne equally; all merits issues kept open; Somasekhar Sundaresan J; April 24, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Both the Section 11 Application (No.204 of 2024) and the Section 9 Petition (No.575 of 2024) finally disposed of by consent: Mr. Rohan Kelkar appointed Sole Arbitrator; disputes referred to arbitration with all contentions open; the Section 9 Petition converted into a Section 17 application before the arbitral tribunal; arbitral costs and fees to be borne by the parties equally in the first instance.