Dinurje Jewellery Pvt. Ltd. v. Ruchira Export Private Limited
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Sections 9, 11, 11(8), 12(1), 17
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Commercial Division (OOCJ), order dated 20 June 2025 by Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan in Commercial Arbitration Petition (L) No. 33946 of 2024 (file ref 506-CARBPL-33946-2024), with Commercial Arbitration Application No. 187 of 2025 and Commercial Arbitration Petition (L) No. 27581 of 2024; parties: Dinurje Jewellery Pvt Ltd (Petitioner) v. Ruchira Export Pvt Ltd & Ors (Respondents); consent-based reference to arbitration; appointment of Manavendra Kane as Sole Arbitrator; conversion of Section 9 petition into Section 17 application; disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1); equal sharing of arbitral costs in first instance; all merits kept open; advocates: Rakesh Kumar Singh with Ankita Pandey for Petitioner; no cases cited; no quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Parties referred to arbitration; Mr. Manavendra Kane appointed Sole Arbitrator; Section 9 Petition converted into an Application under Section 17 before the arbitral tribunal; Sole Arbitrator to forward statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) within two weeks; parties to appear before the Sole Arbitrator; arbitral costs and fees borne equally in the first instance subject to the final award on costs; all issues on merits kept open.