Bajaj Finance Limited v. Ganesh D Patil
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator; arbitral awards set aside; Commercial Execution Applications / Execution Applications dismissed; connected interim applications and chamber summons disposed; reliance on Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Others vs. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7; liberty to initiate fresh arbitration; limitation exclusion of period from invocation of arbitration till order; liberty to apply for express written waiver under proviso to Section 12(5), Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; Abhay Ahuja, J.; 27th April 2026; batch Serial Nos. 901 to 1003, 1005 and 1008 to 1151.
What did the court decide?
Parties may initiate fresh arbitration proceedings in accordance with law; the period from invocation of the arbitration till the date of this order is excluded for limitation; liberty to apply where an express written waiver under the proviso to Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 exists.