Hariom Projects Pvt. Ltd. v. Military Engineer Services
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; appointment of sole arbitrator; Bombay High Court Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Commercial Arbitration Application (CARAP) Nos. 106, 78 and 92 of 2024; Hariom Projects Pvt. Ltd. versus Military Engineer Services (MES); Condition 70 General Conditions of Contracts arbitration clause; Respondents' panel of 21 arbitrators; clubbing of three Section 11 applications before a common arbitrator; economies of scale; merits kept open; equal sharing of arbitral tribunal costs; Somasekhar Sundaresan, J.; order dated August 8, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Mr. B. Poiyaamozhi as Sole Arbitrator for all three Applications; order to be communicated to the arbitrator within one week of upload; statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) to be filed in the Registry; parties to appear before the arbitrator for conduct directions; arbitral costs and fees of the Tribunal to be borne equally in the first instance, subject to any final award on costs.