Jag Mohan Chhabra & Ors. v. Reliance Securities Limited (Now Called Reliance Capital Limited)
Case brief
What is this about?
O.M.P.(T)(COMM.) 63/2025, Delhi High Court, Jyoti Singh J, 09.10.2025: Jag Mohan Chhabra & Ors. v. Reliance Securities Limited (now Reliance Capital Limited); appointment of substitute arbitrator after sole arbitrator's recusal; Sections 14 and 15 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; consensual appointment of Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (Retd.); continuation of proceedings from prior stage; DIAC administration and fee schedule (Rules 2018); Section 12 disclosure; merits left undecided.
What did the court decide?
Substitute Arbitrator appointed with parties' consent: Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, former Judge of the Delhi High Court; arbitral proceedings to resume from the stage left by the erstwhile Arbitrator, under the aegis of DIAC, with fees per the DIAC (Administrative Cost & Arbitrators' Fees) Rules 2018 and a Section 12 disclosure before entering upon reference; petition disposed of in these terms.