Grimtech Project India Pvt. Ltd. v. Gannon Dunkerley and Co. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; appointment of sole arbitrator by mutual consent; Commercial Arbitration Application No. 190 of 2024; Bombay High Court Commercial Division OOCJ; Grimtech Project India Pvt Ltd v Gannon Dunkerley & Co Ltd; agreement dated March 30, 2016; arbitration Clause 12; Ms. Kainaz Irani appointed Sole Arbitrator; Section 11(8) Section 12(1) disclosure; equal sharing of arbitral costs; merits expressly kept open; Somasekhar Sundaresan J; March 13, 2025; no cases cited; consensual Section 11 disposal.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of by appointment of Ms. Kainaz Irani, an advocate, as Sole Arbitrator for all disputes between the parties arising out of and in connection with the Agreement dated March 30, 2016; copy of the order to be communicated to the arbitrator by the Applicant's advocates within one week; arbitrator to forward statutory disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) within two weeks; parties to appear before the arbitrator with contact particulars of their advocates, communications to such email addresses constituting valid service; arbitral costs and fees borne equally in the first instance, subject to any final award on costs.