Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited Now Known as Shriram Finance Limited v. Yasin Amin Patel
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator; arbitral awards set aside; execution applications dismissed / disposed; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India; 2026 SCC Online SC 7; void ab initio; ineligibility raised in execution; Section 12(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; proviso express written waiver; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation exclusion from invocation till 27 April 2026; Bombay High Court OOCJ; Abhay Ahuja J.; Prothonotary & Senior Master; interim applications; chamber sumsmons; batch Serial Nos. 901-1003, 1005, 1008-1151.
What did the court decide?
Respective arbitral awards set aside; Commercial Execution Applications / Execution Applications and connected Interim Applications and Chamber Summons (if any) dismissed / disposed; parties free to initiate fresh arbitration in accordance with law, with the period from invocation of the arbitration till 27 April 2026 excluded for limitation, and liberty to apply where an express written waiver under the proviso to Section 12(5) exists.