Axis Bank Limited v. Rudal Sukdeo Mehta
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of Arbitrator; award dated 27-11-2015 set aside; void ab initio; ineligibility raisable even in execution; Execution Application No. 1089 of 2017 dismissed; Interim Application No. 1648 of 2026 dismissed; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation period from invocation excluded; reliance on Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. and others v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 7; Axis Bank Limited v. Rudal Sukdeo Mehta; Bombay High Court Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Abhay Ahuja J.; decision dated 6 May 2026.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the Applicant on the existing award: the award dated 27 November 2015 stands set aside and the Execution Application and connected Interim Application are dismissed; parties are permitted to initiate fresh arbitration, with the period from invocation of arbitration till the date of the order excluded for limitation purposes.