Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. v. Ranju Sunil Kumar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Execution application on an arbitral award where the arbitrator's appointment was unilateral. Relying on a recent Supreme Court decision, the Court declared the award non-est, non-executable and void-ab-initio, allowed withdrawal with liberty to initiate fresh arbitration, and excluded the elapsed period for limitation.
What did the court decide?
Leave to withdraw granted; arbitral award declared non-est, non-executable and void-ab-initio; liberty to initiate fresh arbitration; limitation period excluded.