Mr R Aravind v. M/S Supra Infrastructures
Section 11(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Appointment of Arbitrator
Case brief
What is this about?
Arbitration — S.11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 — Karnataka HC, CMP No. 223/2024 (decided 16.06.2025, Ashok S. Kinagi, J.) — Joint Development Agreements dated 16.09.2014 and 07.10.2014, Clause (20) arbitration clause — cancellation of JDAs and General Powers of Attorney by notice dated 29.05.2023 (Annexure F1) — invocation notice dated 17.11.2023 proposing Smt. Thriveni — postal returns 'no such person' — deemed service by newspaper publication (Annexures H1, H2) — respondents unrepresented — petition allowed; Sri N.N. Dharwadkar, Retired District Judge, appointed sole Arbitrator.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed. Sri N.N. Dharwadkar, Retired District Judge, appointed as Arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the parties in terms of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the Rules; Office directed to communicate the order to the learned Arbitrator and to the Arbitration and Conciliation Centre, Bangalore; Office directed to return original documents to the petitioners, if any, after retaining photocopy; all pending interlocutory applications disposed of in view of disposal of the petition.