Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. v. Vivek Suresh Chipkar
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator; arbitral awards set aside; void ab initio; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. vs. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7; Section 12(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; proviso waiver of ineligibility; Commercial Execution Applications dismissed / disposed; interim applications and chamber sumsmons; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation exclusion from invocation till order; Prothonotary & Senior Master finding; Bombay High Court OOCJ; Abhay Ahuja J.; batch order Serial Nos. 901-1086, 1090, 1094, 1097-1156.
What did the court decide?
Respective arbitral awards set aside; Commercial Execution Applications / Execution Applications and connected Interim Applications and Chamber Summons (if any) dismissed / disposed; parties free to initiate fresh arbitration with the period from invocation till the order date excluded for limitation; liberty to apply where an express written waiver under the proviso to Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 exists.