M/S. Aristone Builders v. Santosh Chaturbhuj Samal
Case brief
What is this about?
Aristone Builders v. Santosh Chaturbhuj Samal — Bombay High Court Arbitration Appeal No. 29 of 2026 (Somasekhar Sundaresan J., May 5, 2026): challenge to Section 9 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 order alleged to be backdated; reply within three weeks, rejoinder within one week, stand over June 12, 2026; no intervention in impugned order; variation/enhancement of Section 9 interlocutory relief within domain of Arbitral Tribunal already in session; parties may address Tribunal despite pending challenge; actions on receipt of downloaded copy from Court website.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions: reply permitted within three weeks, rejoinder within one week thereafter, matter stood over to June 12, 2026; no intervention in the Impugned Order, variation of the Section 9 interlocutory relief left to the Learned Arbitral Tribunal, and parties free to address the Tribunal despite the pending challenge.