Era Infra Engineering Ltd. v. Department of Atomic Energy
Case brief
What is this about?
Consensual Section 11 appointment order; arbitral tribunal constituted by consent; sole arbitrator appointed; Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Commercial Arbitration Application; Bombay High Court Commercial Division; Era Infra Engineering Ltd.; Department of Atomic Energy; resolution professional; Justice (Retd.) R.D. Dhanuka; Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1); merits expressly kept open; arbitral costs borne equally in first instance; interim applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Arbitral tribunal constituted by consent with Justice (Retd.) R.D. Dhanuka, former Chief Justice of the Court, appointed Sole Arbitrator; the arbitrator was requested to forward the statutory Statement of 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; arbitral costs and fees of the Tribunal to be borne equally in the first instance, subject to any final award on costs; all captioned Section 11 applications finally disposed of, and attendant Interim Applications also disposed of.