Prashant Singh v. Whitehat Education Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Post-award interim measures versus enforcement of arbitral award; Section 9 cannot be used as short-cut to enforce an enforceable award; Section 36 enforcement before Executing Court; attachment of assets by Executing Court; Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; Bombay High Court OOCJ; ARBP 537 of 2025; Prashant Singh v. Whitehat Education Technology Pvt. Ltd.; securing awarded amount; Affidavit of Disclosure; injunction against alienation of assets; ad-interim order dated 22 September 2025; award dated 30 June 2024; service by paper publication; respondents failed to appear; parent company under liquidation; threat of dissipation of assets; petition disposed with liberty to enforce; prayer clause (d) measures continued till enforcement.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file proceedings for enforcement of the arbitral award (under Section 36); ad-interim measures in terms of prayer clause (d) of the order dated 22 September 2025 to continue to operate till enforcement of the award.