Schokhi Industrial Pvt. Ltd. v. the Technical Director Stores
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitute arbitrator appointment — Bombay High Court OOCJ, Commercial Arbitration Application No. 214 of 2024, Schokhi Industrials Pvt. Ltd. v. Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (formerly MSEB); earlier arbitrator resigned over unpaid fees; applicant confirmed dues fully discharged per Court-directed affidavit; Mr. Kapil Moye appointed substitute arbitrator; proceedings to resume from stage of resignation; Bench: Somasekhar Sundaresan J.; Order dated July 09, 2025; advocates: Pratik Dixit / Prem Motiramani (Applicant), Amey Deshpande (Respondents).
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Mr. Kapil Moye, advocate, as substitute arbitrator to take over the arbitration proceedings from the stage at which they stood when the earlier arbitrator resigned. ¶18