Art by Cheraag Bamboat v. Heavy Chemicals Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC Commercial Division; CARAP 336 of 2024 with IA (L) 30147 of 2024; Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; arbitrator appointment; Bhavik Manek sole arbitrator; Art by Cherag Bamboat LLP v. Heavy Chemicals Corporation; Contract Agreement 6 August 2021; Clause 23.5 arbitration clause; invocation 6 November 2023; Section 11(6A) scope of review; Section 16 kompetenz-kompetenz; In Re: Interplay (2024) 6 SCC 1 followed; SBI General v. Krish Spinning relied on; Ajay Madhusudan Patel relied on; merits kept open; costs equally; Somasekhar Sundaresan J; 16 October 2025.
What did the court decide?
Application finally disposed of by appointing Mr. Bhavik Manek, an advocate, as Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the parties' disputes arising out of and in connection with the Agreement; Sole Arbitrator to furnish statutory disclosure statement under Sections 11(8)/12(1); parties to appear before the Tribunal; arbitral costs and fees to be borne equally by the parties in the first instance, subject to any final award on costs; attendant interim applications stand disposed of.