Bharat Construction Company v. Encee Rail Engineers and Fabricators Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd.; OHA Commute Private Limited & Anr.; Evey Trans Pvt. Ltd.; Bombay High Court; Arbitration Petition (Stamp) No. 22419 of 2025 with Arbitration Petition No. 192 of 2025; ARAST: 31630/2023; modification of institutional arbitration center appointment dated March 12, 2025; substitution of arbitral institution with sole arbitrator; appointment of Hon'ble former Chief Justice of India Shri. U.U. Lalit (Retired) as Sole Arbitrator; Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act; statutory Statement of Disclosure; party autonomy; arbitral costs borne equally in the first instance; merits expressly kept open; petition finally disposed of; Somasekhar Sundaresan J.; December 02, 2025; corrected pursuant to minutes of order dated December 24, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Substitution of the institutional arbitration appointment (order dated March 12, 2025 in ARAST: 31630/2023) with a sole arbitrator: Hon'ble Chief Justice of India Shri. U.U. Lalit (Retired) appointed as Sole Arbitrator; copy of the order to be communicated to the arbitrator by Petitioner's advocates within one week; statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act to be forwarded to parties within two weeks; parties to provide contact particulars and valid functional email addresses with mobile/landline numbers, communications to which constitute valid service; all arbitral costs and fees borne by the parties equally in the first instance, subject to any final Award on costs; all merits issues expressly kept open.