Aihaana Achariya Sharma v. M/S. Maniyari Hotels Pvt. Ltd., Thr. Its Director Deepak Govindram Metha and 2 Ors.
Commercial Courts Act, S.12A – Consent-mediated reference
Case brief
What is this about?
Short consent order of a Single Judge (Valmiki Menezes, J.) of the High Court of Bombay at Goa dated 15th October 2025 disposing of WP No.399 of 2025 (Aihaana Achariya Sharma v. M/s. Maniyari Hotels Pvt. Ltd. thr. its Director Deepak Govindram Metha and 2 Ors) by referring the dispute to mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, applying the Supreme Court procedure in Dhanbad Fuels Pvt. Ltd. v/s. Union of India and Anr (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1129); Panel Mediator to be appointed within two weeks by the South Goa District Legal Services Authority; linked Commercial Court Case No.4/2020/A at Vasco.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of by referring the matter to mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act; Panel Mediator to be appointed by the Member Secretary, South Goa District Legal Services Authority, within two weeks; mediation report to be submitted to the Commercial Court.