S.E. Investments Limited v. Paramount Print Packageing Ltd. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
S. E. Investments Ltd. v. Paramount Printpackaging Ltd. & ors.; EXA No. 880 of 2022 (with Notice No. 615 of 2025); Bombay High Court OO CJ; Rajesh S. Patil, J.; decided 08.04.2026; unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator; arbitral award declared non-est in law, non-executable and void-ab-initio at execution stage; followed L & T Finance Ltd. v. Sangeeta Bhansali & Anr. (Commercial Execution Application (L) No. 5277 of 2022); relied on Supreme Court judgment dated 05.01.2026 in Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airport Authority of India (Civil Appeal No. 37-38 of 2026); execution application and notice dismissed; interim applications disposed; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation exclusion from invocation till 08.04.2026; no appearance for applicant.
What did the court decide?
Execution Application No. 880 of 2022 along with Notice No. 615 of 2025 dismissed; arbitral award declared non-est in law, non-executable and void-ab-initio; interim applications, if any, disposed of; parties left free to initiate fresh arbitration with the period from invocation till 08.04.2026 excluded for limitation.