Batch of commercial execution applications where the sole arbitrator had been unilaterally appointed. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Bhadra International, the court set aside the arbitral awards and dismissed or disposed of the execution applications and connected matters.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
SERIAL NOS. 901 TO 1149
Ms. Bijal Gogri i/b GNP Legal for the Applicant in Sr. No. 1041. None present in other matters.
CORAM : ABHAY AHUJA, J. DATE : 16th April 2026
PC:-
Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Bhadra International (India) Pvt.
Ltd. and Others vs. Airports Authority of India1 where the Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed that unilateral appointment of arbitrator is void ab initio and the ineligibility can be raised at any stage and even in execution.
1 2026 SCC Online SC 7
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(ABHAY AHUJA, J.)
Digitally
signed by
NIKITA
NIKITA YOGESH
YOGESH GADGIL
GADGIL Date:
2026.04.16
19:29:45
+0530
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether arbitral awards in execution applications where the sole arbitrator was unilaterally appointed must be set aside.
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Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Others vs. Airports Authority of IndiaFollowed¶1
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