Aditya Birla Capital Limited v. Sunitha Traders
Case brief
What is this about?
unilateral appointment of arbitrator; award set aside; execution application dismissed; fresh arbitration permitted; limitation exclusion from invocation of arbitration; Section 12(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 proviso waiver; ineligibility of sole arbitrator; void ab initio; objection raisable in execution; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India 2026 SCC Online SC 7; Aditya Birla Capital Limited; Sunitha Traders; Bombay High Court Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; interim application in execution application.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application allowed: arbitral award dated 22nd July, 2024 set aside; Execution Application No. 2387 of 2025 and the connected Interim Application dismissed; parties permitted to initiate fresh arbitration with the period from invocation of arbitration till the date of the order excluded for limitation; liberty to apply if an express agreement in writing waiving Section 12(5) ineligibility exists.