Joy Homecreation Ltd. v. Shantijeevan Niwas Chs Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitution and appointment of sole arbitrator; recusal of arbitrator appointed September 9, 2024; third round of tribunal formation for same dispute; Mr. Piyush Raheja appointed Sole Arbitrator; Bombay High Court; Commercial Arbitration Petition (CARBP) 832 of 2025; Joy Homecreation Ltd. v. Shantijeevan Nivas CHS Ltd. & Ors.; Somasekhar Sundaresan, J.; order dated April 1, 2026; Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1); arbitral costs and fees borne equally in first instance; petition disposed; all merits issues kept open; respondents unrepresented despite service.
What did the court decide?
Mr. Piyush Raheja appointed as Sole Arbitrator in place of the arbitrator who recused; copy of the order to be communicated to the arbitrator within one week of upload; statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act to be forwarded within two weeks; parties to appear before the arbitrator with contact and communication particulars; arbitral costs and fees of the Tribunal to be borne equally in the first instance subject to final award on costs; Petition finally disposed of with all issues on merits expressly kept open.