Meroform India Pvt. Ltd. v. Tata Projects Limited
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 11 appointment of arbitrator – Bombay High Court (Somasekhar Sundaresan, J.)
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 appointment of sole arbitrator; consent appointment; Surel Shah senior advocate sole arbitrator; Meroform India Pvt. Ltd. versus Tata Projects Limited; Work Order dated September 29, 2023; Clause 41 General Conditions of Contract arbitration agreement; territorial jurisdiction objection not pressed; seat of arbitration Mumbai; Commercial Arbitration Application (L) 14775 of 2025; Commercial Arbitration Petition 435 of 2025 Section 9 converted to Section 17 application; statutory disclosure Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1); arbitral costs borne equally; merits kept open; Bombay High Court Commercial Division; Somasekhar Sundaresan J.; order dated June 30, 2025.
What did the court decide?
By consent, both matters finally disposed of: Mr. Surel Shah, senior advocate, appointed Sole Arbitrator; Section 9 petition converted into a Section 17 application before the Tribunal; arbitrator requested to forward statutory disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) within two weeks; arbitral costs and fees borne equally by the parties in the first instance, subject to the final award on costs.