Tata Capital Limited v. Kundan Singh Kanwal S/O. Devebdra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court OOCJ batch order (Abhay Ahuja, J.) dismissing commercial execution applications (Serial Nos. 902–985, 987–1117, 1120–1121, 1124–1134, 1138–1151, 1154–1169) and setting aside arbitral awards due to unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator (void ab initio); reliance on Supreme Court decision Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7; ineligibility raisable even in execution; Section 12(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 proviso written-waiver liberty to apply; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation exclusion from invocation till today; interim applications and chamber summons dismissed / disposed; counsel: Bijal Gogri, Janmesh Vora, Rahila Memon, Reet Jain, Simran K. Raj, Vedika Pedhambkar, Tikshta Modi, Aditi Biswas, Suraj Gupta.
What did the court decide?
Execution applications dismissed and the arbitral awards set aside (connected Interim Applications and Chamber Summons dismissed / disposed); parties at liberty to initiate fresh arbitration in accordance with law, with the period from invocation of arbitration till today excluded for limitation; conditional liberty to apply where an express written waiver under the proviso to Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 exists.