Shriram City Union Finance Ltd., v. Rehman Khan
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: unilateral arbitrator appointment; arbitral award void-ab-initio / non-est / non-executable at execution stage; execution application withdrawn with liberty to initiate fresh arbitration; limitation exclusion period from invocation. Parties: Shriram City Union Finance Ltd.; Jameel Ahmed Tailor; Rehman Khan. Precedents engaged: L & T Finance Ltd. vs. Sangeeta Bhansali & Anr. (Comm. Exec. Appln. (L) No. 5277 of 2022, applied); Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. vs. Airport Authority of India (SC, Civil Appeal No. 37-38 of 2026, 5 Jan 2026, followed). Court: Bombay High Court, O.O.C.J.; Judge: Rajesh S. Patil, J.; dated 13 February 2026; notices 32 N/612/2025 and 33 N/644/2025 in EXA/970/2022 and EXA/1436/2022.
What did the court decide?
Leave and liberty granted to withdraw the execution applications; Arbitral Awards declared non-est in law, non-executable and void-ab-initio; parties permitted to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings with the limitation period from invocation of arbitration excluded.