Kalpataru Projects International Limited v. Santoshi Hyvolt Electricals Private Limited
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Sections 11(2), 11(5), 12 and 13(3)
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitute arbitrator appointment under Section 11(2) & (5), Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; resignation of sole arbitrator under Section 13(3) vide order dated 28.01.2025; consent appointment of former Delhi High Court Judge Justice G.S. Sistani as sole arbitrator; DIAC rules fee schedule; Section 12 disclosure; resumption of arbitral proceedings from prior stage; merits left open; Delhi High Court, Jyoti Singh J; Kalpataru Projects International Limited v. Santoshi Hyvolt Electricals Private Limited; ARB.P. 783-792/2025.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Mr. Justice G.S. Sistani, former Judge of the Delhi High Court, as Sole Arbitrator in place of the resigned arbitrator; proceedings to continue under DIAC from the stage at which they were left, subject to a Section 12 disclosure. ¶¶98