Axis Bank v. Avinash Dilip Zinjad
Case brief
What is this about?
unilateral appointment of arbitrator; sole arbitrator; void ab initio; ineligibility raised even in execution; arbitral awards set aside; commercial execution application dismissed; execution application disposed; interim applications disposed; liberty to initiate fresh arbitration; limitation exclusion from date of invocation; Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. vs. Airports Authority of India; 2026 SCC Online SC 7; Bombay High Court Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Abhay Ahuja J.; Bijal Gogri; O M Gujar Law Chambers; Serial Nos. 37 39 41 45 48 49 50 51.
What did the court decide?
Respective arbitral awards set aside on account of unilateral appointment of the sole arbitrator; execution applications and connected interim applications dismissed/disposed; parties left free to initiate fresh arbitration in accordance with law, with the period from invocation of arbitration till the date of the order excluded for limitation.