Agua Wireless Systems Private Limited v. Ashirvad Pipes Private Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; appointment of sole arbitrator by consent; Product Supply Agreement dated 24.09.2022; clause 15 arbitration clause; mediation failed; former Supreme Court judge as arbitrator; Justice A.S. Bopanna appointed sole arbitrator; arbitrability and jurisdiction left open to arbitrator; Agua Wireless Systems Private Limited v Ashirvad Pipes Private Limited; Karnataka High Court; commercial contract dispute; Suraj Govindaraj J.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Hon'ble Justice Sri A.S. Bopanna, former Judge of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, as sole arbitrator to arbitrate the dispute between the parties; Registrar (Judicial) directed to forward a copy of the order to the arbitrator; parties and counsels to appear before the arbitrator as directed; arbitrability and jurisdiction contentions left open.