Mercedes Benz Financial Services India Pvt. Ltd. v. Manish Kumar Pandy
Arb.Appln.No.875 of 2024 – Madras High Court (Abdul Quddhose, J.), order dated 10.06.2025
Case brief
What is this about?
Short ex parte closure order in Arbitration Application No. 875 of 2024 (Madras High Court, Abdul Quddhose, J., 10.06.2025). Keywords: substituted service; paper publication; affidavit of service; respondents set exparte; vehicle repossession by Advocate Commissioner; vehicle finance (Mercedes-Benz Financial Services India Pvt Ltd); application closed; no appearance despite cause-list printing. Useful for practice points on service-and-exparte procedure in arbitration applications where the interim purpose (repossession) has already been achieved.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated; the application was closed, the vehicle having already been repossessed by the Advocate Commissioner and the respondents having been set ex parte. ¶6