Shriram City Union Finance Ltd., v. Antra Amit Sawant and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator — void ab initio — ineligibility raisable at any stage including execution — arbitral awards set aside — Commercial Execution Applications / Execution Applications and connected Interim Applications and Chamber Summons dismissed / disposed — fresh arbitration permitted — limitation exclusion of period from invocation of arbitration till order — liberty to apply under proviso to Section 12(5), Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, waiver of ineligibility — Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7, relied on — Bombay High Court, Abhay Ahuja J, 27-04-2026 — batch Serial Nos. 901-1003, 1005, 1008-1151.
What did the court decide?
Arbitral awards set aside; Commercial Execution Applications / Execution Applications and connected Interim Applications and Chamber Summons dismissed / disposed; parties at liberty to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings in accordance with law; period from invocation of arbitration till the date of the order excluded for limitation; liberty to apply where an express written agreement under the proviso to Section 12(5) waives the sole arbitrator's ineligibility or the right to object under Section 12(5).