Tata Motors Finance Limited vs Reji P P — Arbitration | Bombay HC (2025)

Tata Motors Finance Limited vs Reji P P — Arbitration | Bombay HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2025 finally disposed of in terms of Consent Terms dated April 1, 2025, with the undertakings therein treated as undertakings given to the Court; in the remaining petitions, the Petitioner to file Applications under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, with the petitions tagged therewith and listed on May 5, 2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2025 could be finally disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms dated April 1, 2025 settling the disputes and differences between the parties. +1 more

Court's answer

The disputes and differences between the parties in Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2025 stand settled in terms of Consent Terms dated April 1, 2025, which were tendered, marked 'X' for identification and taken on record.

Ratio / Principle

The undertakings contained in the Consent Terms are treated as undertakings given to the Court, Learned Counsel for the parties confirming that nothing contained in the Consent Terms is contrary to law.

Key takeaways

Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2025 is finally disposed of in the aforesaid terms (the order prints the number as 'No. 108 of 2024').ratio¶23
In the other matters listed at Serial No. 23, except Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2025, Applications under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 are to be filed by the Petitioner as committed by its Learned Counsel.ratio¶24
These Petitions are to be tagged along with the Section 11 Applications and listed on May 5, 2025.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Commercial Division (Somasekhar Sundaresan, J.), order dated April 7, 2025, in a batch of seven Commercial Arbitration Petitions moved by TATA Motors Finance Limited. In Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2025 (Kool Ex Cold Chain Ltd. & Ors.), counsel for both sides reported settlement under Consent Terms dated April 1, 2025 (marked 'X'); the Court took the Consent Terms on record, treated the undertakings therein as undertakings given to the Court, and finally disposed of that petition. In the remaining petitions (Nos. 341, 301, 386, 676, 435 and 761 of 2024), the Court recorded counsel's commitment that Applications under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 would be filed, directed that the petitions be tagged with those applications, and listed the matters on May 5, 2025. No precedent was cited and no point of law was adjudicated.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION

COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 341 OF 2024

Digitallysigned by TATA Motors Finance Limited ...Petitioner(s) SHRADDHA SHRADDHAKAMLESH KAMLESHTALEKAR Versus TALEKAR Date: 2025.07.21 17:36:58 Nandamuri Transporters & 2 Ors. ...Respondent(s) +0530

WITH

COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 301 OF 2024 TATA Motors Finance Limited ...Petitioner(s) Versus Rajaram Gurjar & Anr. ...Respondent(s) WITH COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 386 OF 2024 TATA Motors Finance Limited ...Petitioner(s) Versus Reji P P & Anr. ...Respondent(s) WITH COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 676 OF 2024 TATA Motors Finance Limited ...Petitioner(s) Versus Lala Pasi & Anr. ...Respondent(s) WITH COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 108 OF 2025 TATA Motors Finance Limited ...Petitioner(s) Versus Kool Ex Cold Chain Ltd. & Ors. ...Respondent(s) WITH COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 435 OF 2024 TATA Motors Finance Limited ...Petitioner(s) Versus Page 1 of 3 April 7, 2025

Shraddha

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SPT Group & 2 Ors.

...Respondent(s)

WITH COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 761 OF 2024 TATA Motors Finance Limited ...Petitioner(s) Versus Hakim Momin & Anr. ...Respondent(s)

Mr. Gaurav Jangle a/w. Nidhi Mistry i/b I.V. Merchant & Company, for Petitioner in above Petitions.

Mr. Priyank Ajay Daga i/b Mrs. Anushka Agarwal-Daga, for Respondents in CARBP-108-2025.

CORAM : SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

Date : April 7, 2025

P. C.

COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 108 OF 2025

Learned Counsel for the parties submit that disputes and differences

between them stand settled in terms of Consent Terms dated April 1, 2025. A copy of the Consent Terms is tendered, marked “X” for identification and is taken on record for identification. The undertakings contained in the Consent Terms shall be considered as undertakings given to the Court since Learned Counsel for the parties confirm and submit that nothing contained in the Consent Terms is contrary to the law.

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Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2024 is finally disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

In other matters listed at Serial No. 23, except Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 108 of 2025, Applications under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 shall be filed, as committed by Learned Counsel for the Petitioner. Tag these Petitions along with the Section 11 Applications in these matters and list on May 5, 2025.

All actions required to be taken pursuant to this order, shall be taken upon receipt of a downloaded copy as available on this Court’s website.

[ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.]

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Shraddha