Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited v. Siddhi Rent a Car Pvt. Ltd. and 2 Other
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (OOCJ), Abhay Ahuja, J., 04.05.2026 — batch of execution applications (Serial Nos. 902–1151): unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator found by Prothonotary & Senior Master's office; following Supreme Court decision in Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7, arbitral awards set aside and Commercial Execution Applications / Execution Applications with connected Interim Applications and Chamber Summons dismissed/disposed; parties free to initiate fresh arbitration; limitation — period from invocation of arbitration till order date excluded; liberty to apply where express written waiver under proviso to Section 12(5)/Section 12(5), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the applicants in execution: the arbitral awards stand set aside and the Commercial Execution Applications / Execution Applications, with connected Interim Applications and any Chamber Summons, stand dismissed / disposed. Parties are left free to initiate fresh arbitration in accordance with law, with the period from invocation of arbitration till the date of the order excluded for limitation, and liberty to apply reserved where an express written waiver in terms of the proviso to Section 12(5) exists.