M/S Fountainhed Thr. Legal Heir v. Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Thr. Project Director, Nagpur
Case brief
What is this about?
Appointment of arbitrator by consent - sole arbitrator in place of earlier agreed three-member tribunal - Clause-33 arbitration clause of agreement dated 30.05.2016 - M/s Fountainhead through LRs v. Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. through Project Director Nagpur - applicant retracted consensus on tribunal of Shri Aditya Kumar Mittal, Shri Navin Chopra and Shri Santosh Kumar Agrawal (all IRSE retired) - joint suggestion of learned Advocates accepted - Justice Vasanti Naik, former Judge of Bombay High Court, proposed as Sole Arbitrator - disclosure statement sought before 10.04.2026 - matter stood over to 15.04.2026 - MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.811 OF 2025 - Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench - Rohit W. Joshi, J. - order dated 13/03/2026 - advocates: Sarthak Bhatia (h/f Shubhangi A. Jadhav) for applicant; Girish Kunte for non-applicant.
What did the court decide?
No final relief; by consent the Court proposed Justice Vasanti Naik, former Judge of Bombay High Court, as Sole Arbitrator for the dispute under Clause-33 of the agreement dated 30.05.2016, requested the proposed arbitrator to furnish a statement of disclosure before 10.04.2026, and stood the application over to 15.04.2026.