D Y Patil International School v. Taha Merchant
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; appointment of sole arbitrator; Bombay High Court, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Commercial Arbitration Application No. 244 of 2026; D.Y. Patil International School v. Ms. Taha Merchant; Agreement dated 11 September 2021; Clause 21 arbitration clause; unanswered invocation notice dated 9 January 2026; Bijal Gogri sole arbitrator; seat of arbitration per agreement (place of arbitration Pune per Clause 21(iii)); Statement of Disclosure under Sections 11(8) and 12(1); merits kept open; application disposed.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Ms. Bijal Gogri, learned Advocate, as sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties; with directions that a copy of the order be communicated to the arbitrator within one week, that the seat of arbitration be governed by the agreement, that the arbitrator forward the statutory Statement of Disclosure under Sections 11(8) and 12(1), that the parties appear before the arbitrator, and that arbitral costs and fees of the Tribunal be borne equally in the first instance subject to any final award on costs; all issues on merits kept open.