India Infoline Finance Limited v. Ameer Ahmad Shaikh and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator; arbitral award void-ab-initio; award non-est and non-executable at execution stage; setting aside award during execution; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airport Authority of India, Civil Appeal No. 37-38 of 2026 (Supreme Court, decided 5 January 2026); L & T Finance Ltd. v. Sangeeta Bhansali, Commercial Execution Application (L) No. 5277 of 2022; permission for fresh arbitration; exclusion of limitation period from invocation till order; India Infoline Finance Ltd. v. Ameer Ahmad Shaikh and Anr.; Execution Application No. 157 of 2022 with Notice No. 351 of 2025; Bombay High Court; Rajesh S. Patil, J.
What did the court decide?
Execution Application dismissed; arbitral award declared non-est in law, non-executable and void-ab-initio; parties left open to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings in accordance with law, with the period from invocation of the arbitration till the date of this order excluded for limitation purposes; Notice and Interim Applications disposed of.