Sea Shelter Warehouse Private Limited v. Dixon Technologies (India) Limited & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ disposal by consent: Sea Shelter Warehouse Private Limited v. Dixon Technologies (India) Limited & Anr. (Respondent No.2: M/s JAIICO), W.P.(C) 17064/2025, CM APPL. 70251/2025, Sachin Datta, J., 11 November 2025. Certiorari sought against Sole Arbitrator's order (prayer citing 28.07.2025; consent order setting aside order dated 05.08.2025); mandamus sought for dispensing petitioner's participation in DIAC arbitration proceedings (DIAC CASE REF. No. DIAC/10398/03-25) as alleged non-signatory to arbitration agreement in the Agreements. Outcome: Order 1 Rule 10 application of Respondent No.1 (claimant) to be decided afresh after hearing parties; arbitrator to proceed with adjudication only thereafter; exemption application allowed; petition disposed. Keywords: non-signatory, arbitral tribunal, Order 1 Rule 10, DIAC, consent order.
What did the court decide?
By consent, the impugned order dated 05.08.2025 was set aside; Respondent No.1's application under Order 1 Rule 10 is to be decided afresh after hearing the respective parties; the Ld. Arbitrator is to proceed with adjudication of the substantive controversy only after that application is decided one-way or the other; the exemption application (CM APPL. 70252/2025) was allowed subject to all just exceptions; the writ petition and pending applications stand disposed of.