Ramesh Venkateshwar Somani v. Rajesh Somani and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Comm. Arbitration Petition No. 210 of 2023 (I.A. No. 379 of 2025), Somasekhar Sundaresan J., order dated July 14, 2025. Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 petition (Ramesh Venkateshwar Somani vs Rajesh Somani and Ors.). Directions order ahead of final hearing: oral argument time capped (Petitioner 50 minutes, Respondents 30 minutes); parties to file Note on Submissions up to seven pages with page and case law references; time commitments bind parties; hearing scheduled August 4, 2025 ('Final Hearing and Disposal'). No merits determination, no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: Petitioner limited to not more than 50 minutes and Respondents to no longer than 30 minutes for verbal arguments; parties to file a Note on Submissions not exceeding seven pages with page and case law references; the time commitments declared binding, with the balance of contentions from the Note to be dealt with by the Court; matter stood over to August 4, 2025 for 'Final Hearing and Disposal'. No merits decided in this order.