Maqsood Usman Kazi v. Vivek Kamlakar Desai
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 appointment of arbitrator; consent referral; Sole Arbitrator Mohan Narayan Kulkarni; Section 9 Petition converted to Section 17 Application; modified Development Agreement dated December 10, 2020; Clause 20 arbitration agreement; Bombay High Court OOCJ Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 113 of 2024 and No. 478 of 2024; Somasekhar Sundaresan, J.; April 25, 2025; disclosure under Section 11(8) with Section 12(1); equal sharing of arbitral costs; merits expressly kept open.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Mr. Mohan Narayan Kulkarni, an advocate of this Court, as Sole Arbitrator for all disputes arising out of and in connection with the modified Development Agreement dated December 10, 2020; Section 9 Petition converted into an Application under Section 17 of the Act before the appointed Tribunal; parties to approach the Tribunal within a week of upload of the order.