Shriram Finance Ltd. v. Ganesh Rajaram Varande
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; batch Serial Nos. 904-1052; Commercial Execution Applications; unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator void ab initio; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India 2026 SCC Online SC 7; arbitral awards set aside; interim applications and chamber summons disposed; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation exclusion from invocation till order date; proviso to Section 12(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 waiver; Abhay Ahuja J.; 27 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
Applications dismissed; respective arbitral awards set aside; Commercial Execution Applications, connected Interim Applications and Chamber Summons disposed; parties free to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings with the period from invocation of arbitration till the date of the order excluded for limitation; liberty to apply if an express written waiver under the proviso to Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 exists.