Batch of Commercial Execution Applications where the sole arbitrator's appointment was found unilateral. Following a Supreme Court decision that unilateral arbitrator appointments are void ab initio, the court set aside the awards and disposed of the execution applications.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
SERIAL NOS. 902 TO 909, 911 TO 924, 926 TO 938, 941 TO 981, 983 TO 988, 993 TO 1002, 1005, 1007 TO 1021, 1023 TO 1026, 1032 TO 1047, 1049 TO 1073, 1075 TO 1110, 1113 TO 1135, 1137 TO 1148
None appears for the parties.
CORAM : ABHAY AHUJA, J. DATE : 5th MAY, 2026
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NIKITA YOGESH GADGIL
(ABHAY AHUJA, J.)
Digitally signed by NIKITA YOGESH GADGIL Date: 2026.05.06 19:15:11 +0530
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether arbitral awards based on unilateral appointment of the sole arbitrator should be set aside in execution proceedings in view of Bhadra International.
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Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Others vs. Airports Authority of IndiaFollowed¶1
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Abhay Ahuja
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