Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. v. Sachin Balasaheb Dange and Anr.
Arbitration – unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator
Case brief
What is this about?
unilateral appointment of arbitrator; void ab initio; sole arbitrator ineligibility; objection in execution; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. vs. Airports Authority of India; 2026 SCC Online SC 7; Section 12(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; express waiver proviso; arbitral award set aside; Commercial Execution Application dismissed; Chamber Summons disposed; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation period exclusion from invocation; Prothonotary & Senior Master; Bombay High Court OOCJ; Abhay Ahuja J.; batch disposal serial nos. 901-1151.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the executing parties: arbitral awards set aside and execution applications dismissed/disposed. Parties permitted to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings, with the period from invocation of arbitration till today excluded for limitation, and liberty to apply where an express written waiver under the proviso to Section 12(5) exists.