Petitions sought appointment of a substitute Sole Arbitrator after the earlier arbitrator resigned. With parties' consent, Justice G.S. Sistani (Retd.) was appointed Sole Arbitrator to conduct proceedings under DIAC rules, resuming from the stage left; merits left open.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
ARB.P. 783/2025 & connected matters
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+ ARB.P. 785/2025
KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati,
ARB.P. 783/2025 & connected matters
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Advocates.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati,
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Advocates.
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KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
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ARB.P. 792/2025
KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ashish Mohan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Ms. Anu Tiwari, Mr. Sudhir Kumar and Mr. Shubham Devrani, Advocates.
versus
SANTOSHI HYVOLT ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Joshi, Mr. Ishu and Mr. Sourabh Gupta, Advocates. Mr. Yogesh Mittal, Ms. Sapna Chaudhary, Ms. Mahima Adhikari and Mr. Naveen Bhati, Advocates.
ARB.P. 783/2025 & connected matters
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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH
O R D E R % 04.09.2025
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Arbitration Centre (‘DIAC’). Fee of the Arbitrator shall be fixed as per fee schedule under DIAC (Administrative Cost & Arbitrators’ Fees) Rules 2018.
JYOTI SINGH, J
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025/ RW
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a substitute Sole Arbitrator should be appointed after the previously Court-appointed arbitrator resigned under Section 13(3) of the 1996 Act.
3 provisions across 1 enactments
Kalpataru Projects International Limited
Santoshi Hyvolt Electricals Private Limited
Jyoti Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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