Aditya Birla Finance Limited v. Mitra Bhanu Meher
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator; arbitral awards set aside in execution proceedings; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7, followed; Bombay High Court, Abhay Ahuja, J., 28-04-2026; batch of Commercial Execution Applications/Execution Applications, Serial Nos. 47-50, 52, 56, 61, 63-65, 67-68; execution applications and interim applications dismissed/disposed; liberty to initiate fresh arbitration; limitation exclusion from date of invocation till order; Applicant's counsel Vedika Pedhambkar i/b Akhil Modi & Associates; Respondent unrepresented.
What did the court decide?
The respective arbitral awards set aside; the Commercial Execution Applications/Execution Applications and connected Interim Applications dismissed/disposed; liberty to the parties to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings in accordance with law, with the period from the invocation of arbitration till the date of the order excluded for limitation.