Fiitjee Ltd. v. Dushyant Singh & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court terminated the mandate of the incumbent arbitrator in an arbitration dispute due to procedural lapses and expiry of the statutory period. A new arbitrator, Mr. S.K. Tandon, was appointed with an extended tenure of six months.
What did the court decide?
Termination of incumbent arbitrator's mandate; appointment of Mr. S.K. Tandon as new arbitrator; extension of arbitration tenure by six months; payment of costs.
What the court decided
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Date of decision: 05.12.2018
- O.M.P.(T) 7/2018 FIITJEE LTD. ..... Petitioner
- Through Mr. Mukesh M. Goel and Ms. Arti Rawat, Advs.
versus
DUSHYANT SINGH & ANR. ..... Respondents Through Mr. A.K. Pandey and Mr. Amit Kr. Sharma, Advs.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER
RAJIV SHAKDHER, J.: (ORAL)
I.A. 16618/2018
- Allowed, subject to just exceptions.
O.M.P.(T) 7/2018 & I.A. 16617/2018
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the mandate of the incumbent arbitrator should be terminated due to non-extension of time and insufficient involvement.
Whether the tenure of the arbitration proceedings should be extended to facilitate the appointment of a new arbitrator.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
FIITJEE LTD.
- respondent
DUSHYANT SINGH & ANR.
Coram
RAJIV SHAKDHER
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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