Amistad Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd. v. Protium Finance Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of arbitrator; actions of unilaterally appointed Arbitrator a nullity; quashing of impugned orders dated 01-03-2025 and 29-03-2025; reliance on Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7; referral of parties to mediation before Deputy Registrar (Mediation), Bombay High Court, meeting on 06-03-2026; Amistad Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd. v. Protium Finance Limited; ARBP 662 of 2025; Somasekhar Sundaresan J.; order dated February 26, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders dated March 1, 2025 and March 29, 2025 quashed and set aside; parties sent to mediation before the Deputy Registrar in charge of mediation of the Court, to appear on March 6, 2026 prior to 4:00 p.m., with about three weeks' time to thrash out their differences; the Mediation Centre to issue further instructions.