Tata Capital Limited( Formerly Known as Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.) v. Bharatkumar Nathalal Patel and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch order, Bombay High Court (OOCJ), Abhay Ahuja, J., dismissing Commercial Execution Applications Serial Nos. 901-1033, 1035-1055, 1057-1148 and setting aside the underlying arbitral awards on the ground of unilateral appointment of the sole arbitrator, following the Supreme Court decision in Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Others vs. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7 (unilateral appointment void ab initio; ineligibility can be raised at any stage, even in execution). Fresh arbitration permitted; limitation exclusion from invocation till date; liberty to apply on express Section 12(5) proviso waiver under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Counsel: Bijal Gogri (GNP Legal; O. M. Gujar Law Chambers), Pawan Kilnake (SG Legal & Associates), Sangram Suryavanshi with Shubham Pasvant, Merlin Sam (P. D. Jain & Co.).
What did the court decide?
Parties permitted to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings; limitation exclusion ordered for the period from invocation of arbitration till date; liberty to apply where an express written waiver exists under the proviso to Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.