Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd. v. Taashee Linux Services Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent referral to arbitration and appointment of sole arbitrator in a Section 9 interim-measures dispute; Justice (Retired) Ramesh D. Dhanuka appointed Sole Arbitrator; deposit timeline under order dated February 10, 2025 extended by sixty days with deposit to Court Registry abiding the award; escrow of client licence payments securing amounts payable to petitioner Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd. against respondent Taashee Linux Services Pvt. Ltd.; Section 9 proceedings converted to Section 17 application; connected Section 11 Application (L) No. 38191 of 2024 disposed; disclosure under Section 11(8) with Section 12(1) within two weeks; costs borne equally in first instance; all merits expressly kept open; Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Bombay High Court Commercial Division, decided March 28, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Justice (Retired) Ramesh D. Dhanuka as Sole Arbitrator; extension by sixty days of the time to complete the deposit directed by the order dated February 10, 2025, the deposit to be lodged with the Registry and to abide the arbitration outcome; conversion of the Section 9 proceedings into a Section 17 application with further interim measures before the tribunal; disposal of Commercial Arbitration Application (L) No. 38191 of 2024; request to the Sole Arbitrator to forward the statutory Statement of Disclosure within two weeks; parties to appear before the arbitrator; arbitral costs and fees borne equally in the first instance subject to the final Award.