Axis Bank Ltd. (Formerly Known as Uti Bank Ltd.) v. Umesh Vasu Poojari
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Keywords: unilateral appointment of arbitrator; void ab initio; ineligibility raised at any stage and even in execution; arbitral awards set aside; 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; express agreement in writing; fresh arbitration proceedings; limitation exclusion from invocation till date of order; Commercial Execution Applications; Interim Applications; Chamber Summons; Prothonotary & Senior Master; bulk dismissal; Serial Nos. 32 to 221; Bombay High Court; Abhay Ahuja J. Summary: Single-judge Bombay High Court order dismissing the listed matters in which the sole arbitrator's appointment was found unilateral, setting aside the resulting arbitral awards, permitting fresh arbitration with exclusion of the period from invocation of arbitration till the order date for limitation, and preserving liberty to apply under the proviso to Section 12(5) where an express written waiver of the arbitrator's ineligibility or of the right to object exists.