Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Arbitration Petition No. 70 of 2024, Joy Builders v. Union of India, Somasekhar Sundaresan J., April 7, 2025. Substitute arbitrator appointed following recusal of previously appointed arbitrator; respondent's objection that arbitrator lacked engineering background; petitioner proposed public sector/government engineers; Shri S.R. Tambe (Ex-Secretary, Government of Maharashtra) appointed as substituted arbitrator to continue from the stage proceedings were left on the same terms and conditions; petition finally disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Shri S.R. Tambe (Ex-Secretary, Government of Maharashtra) as substituted Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes and differences between the parties arising out of and in connection with the Agreement, taking over from the stage at which the proceedings were left, on the same terms and conditions passed earlier.