Aditya Birla Capital Limited v. Viswa Santosh Enterprises Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator — arbitral awards set aside at execution stage — execution applications and interim applications dismissed/disposed — liberty to initiate fresh arbitration — limitation: period from invocation of arbitration till order excluded — Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 SCC Online SC 7 applied — Bombay High Court, Abhay Ahuja J., 29-04-2026 — Aditya Birla Capital Limited v. Pratapchandra Das — commercial execution of arbitral award.
What did the court decide?
Respective arbitral awards set aside; Commercial Execution Applications/Execution Applications and connected Interim Applications dismissed/disposed; parties at liberty to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings in accordance with law; period from invocation of arbitration till today excluded for limitation.