Kotak Mahindra Bank through Deputy Manager Poonam Pawar v. Alpesh Shah
Arbitration Application – appointment of sole Arbitrator
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Arun R. Pedneker, J.), 16 June 2026, Arbitration Application No. 142 of 2026 — Kotak Mahindra Bank v. Alpesh Shah — appointment of Ms. Priyanka Kumar as sole Arbitrator under Arbitration Clause 32.2 of the loan agreement; invocation notice dated 21 March 2025; deemed proper service on Respondent via loan-application email ID and speed-post Hamdast delivered 28 April 2026; Respondent had objected to unilateral appointment by email; disclosure direction under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1); all merits issues left open to the Tribunal; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Ms. Priyanka Kumar, Advocate, as sole Arbitrator, with directions: copy of the order to be communicated to the Arbitrator by the Applicant's advocates within one week; Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) to be forwarded and filed in the Registry and furnished to the Respondent; parties to appear before the Arbitrator and provide valid email addresses and phone numbers, communications to such email addresses constituting valid service; arbitral costs and fees of the Tribunal to be borne by the parties equally in the first instance, subject to the final award on costs; all issues on merits kept open.