M/s Tata Motors Limited v. The Director, Animal Husbandry Department, State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Tata Motors Limited v. The Director, Animal Husbandry Department, State of Andhra Pradesh | Bombay High Court | COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.65 OF 2025 | Section 11, Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 | appointment of arbitrator | Sole Arbitrator Justice (Retd.) Tarun Agarwala, former Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court | Agreement dated September 8, 2022 | Clause 23 arbitration agreement | Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) disclosure | Somasekhar Sundaresan J. | order dated March 13, 2025 | disputes referred to arbitration | merits kept open | arbitral costs borne equally in first instance | Respondent unrepresented, did not deny arbitration agreement.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Justice (Retd.) Tarun Agarwala, former Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, as Sole Arbitrator; all disputes and differences between the parties arising out of the Agreement dated September 8, 2022 referred to arbitration; copy of the order to be communicated to the Sole Arbitrator by the Applicant's Advocates within one week; statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) to be forwarded within two weeks; parties to appear before the Tribunal with contact and communication particulars; all arbitral costs and fees of the Tribunal to be borne by the parties equally in the first instance, subject to any final Award on costs.