Oyo Hotels and Homes Pvt. Ltd. v. Mr. Subrat Kumar Panda
Case brief
What is this about?
O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 161/2025, High Court of Delhi, Jyoti Singh, J., order dated 08.09.2025. Consent appointment of Mr. R.V. Sinha, Advocate as Sole Arbitrator in a Section 9 petition by Oyo Hotels and Homes Pvt. Ltd. against Mr. Subrat Kumar Panda; disputes under Management Services Agreement dated 11.02.2025 concerning a hotel at Puri, Odisha; arbitration clause 24 invoked; DIAC proceedings and fees per DIAC (Administrative Cost & Arbitrators’ Fees) Rules 2018; Section 12 disclosure directed; petition treated as Section 17 application; interim order dated 07.05.2025 continued (no third-party rights to be created); Respondent allowed to operate premises; no merits decided; petition disposed of. No precedents cited; no monetary quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of: with consent of parties, Mr. R.V. Sinha, Advocate appointed Sole Arbitrator (proceedings under DIAC, fees per DIAC Rules 2018, disclosure under Section 12 required); petition to be treated as an application under Section 17 of the 1996 Act by the Arbitrator; interim order dated 07.05.2025 continued till further orders of the Arbitrator; Respondent permitted to operate the subject premises without creating third-party rights; digital records of the petition to be transmitted to the Arbitrator.