Sandeep Rasiklal Doshi v. Royal Tube Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
Arbitration appointment; conversion of petition into Section 17 application; sole arbitrator Rashmin Khandekar; non-compete clause in partnership deed; competing and cannibalising Limited Liability Partnership; partners' dispute; Bombay High Court Commercial Division; Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 233 of 2025; Commercial Arbitration Application No. 131 of 2025; interlocutory relief urgent before Section 16 application; tribunal master of proceedings; costs borne equally; Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 Sections 11(8), 12(1), 16, 17.
What did the court decide?
The Petition was converted into an application under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and, with the consent of the parties, Commercial Arbitration Application No. 131 of 2025 was finally disposed of by appointing Mr. Rashmin Khandekar, advocate, as Sole Arbitrator, with directions on disclosure (Sections 11(8)/12(1)), convening within a week for urgent Section 17 reliefs, sequencing of any Section 16 application, and equal sharing of arbitral costs in the first instance.