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General Trading Company v. Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.

Madras HC21 Jan 2026CMP/899/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Suspension of operation of arbitral order; dispensation with production of impugned arbitration order; interim relief pending disposal of Civil Miscellaneous Appeal; CMP in Arb.Appeal; ARC/CSEL/BL/14481; Application No.1/2025; Sole Arbitrator District Judge (Retd.) Chennai; Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd; General Trading Company; Afraz Kanthadka; Ayshath Sumayya; Vikkiram Raj; High Court of Judicature at Madras; P. Dhanabal, J.; 21-01-2026.

What did the court decide?

CMP ordered as prayed for: operation of the order dated 28/10/2025 in Application No.1 of 2025 in ARC/CSEL/BL/14481 (Sole Arbitration Judge (Retd.), Chennai) suspended / production of the impugned order dispensed with, pending disposal of the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal (Arb.Appeal SR.No.208715 of 2025). ¶25

General Trading Company Vs Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the operation of the order dated 28/10/2025 passed in Application No.1 of 2025 in ARC/CSEL/BL/14481 (Sole Arbitration Judge (Retd.), Chennai) should be suspended, and production of the impugned order dispensed with, pending disposal of the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal (Arb.Appeal SR.No.208715 of 2025).

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Court's answer

Considering the reasons stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the Court ordered the Civil Miscellaneous Petition as prayed for, i.e., suspension of the operation of the arbitral order dated 28/10.2025 in Application No.1/2025 in ARC/CSEL/BL/14481 (with dispensation of its production) pending disposal of the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal. No independent reasoning beyond the affidavit reference is set out in the order.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (P. Dhanabal, J.), order dated 21-01-2026 in CMP No. 899 of 2026 in Arb.Appeal SR.No.208715 of 2025: General Trading Company (rep. by its Prop. Afraz Kanthadka) and Ayshath Sumayya, appellants in a pending arbitration appeal against Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd, sought suspension of the operation of the order dated 28/10.2025 in Application No.1/2025 in ARC/CSEL/BL/14481 passed by the Learned Sole Arbitrator District Judge (Retd.), Chennai, and dispensation with production of the impugned order, pending disposal of the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal. Considering the reasons stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the Court ordered the Civil Miscellaneous Petition as prayed for. A short interim order without articulated reasoning; no statute or precedent is cited or discussed. Counsel: Vikkiram Raj (with E.Abdul Wajith per cause title) for the appellant; no counsel listed for the respondent.

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CMP No. 899 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 21-01-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL

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CMP No. 899 of 2026 in

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Arb.Appeal SR.No.208715 of 2025

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General Trading Company Rep.by its Prop Afraz Kanthadka, Near Kammady Ground 3-144, Building Wagle Road Sampya Aryapu Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka 574210.

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General Trading Company Rep.by its Prop Afraz Kanthadka, 3-948, Ist Cross Samethadka Puttur Town,

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Ayshath Sumayya P3-948, 1st Cross Samethadka Puttur Town, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka 574210

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Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd Rep.by its Authorised Signatory, C54 and 55, Super B-4, Thiru-vi-ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 32.

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..Respondent(s)

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Petition filed to dispense with the production of the impugned the Order 28.10.2025 passed in Application No.1/2025 in ARC/CSEL/BL/14481 on the file of the Learned Sole Arbitrator District Judge (Retd.) Chennai and pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court.

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For Appellant(s): Vikkiram RajE.Abdul Wajith

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CMP No. 899 of 2026

P.DHANABAL, J.

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ORDER

This Miscellaneous Petition has been filed to suspend the operation of the order dated 28/10/2025 passed in Application No.1 of 2025 in ARC/CSEL/BL/14481 on the file of the learned Sole Arbitration Judge (Retd.,), Chennai, pending disposal of the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal.

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Heard Mr. Vikkiram Raj, learned counsel for the appellant.

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Considering the reasons stated in the affidavit filed in support of this

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petition, this Civil Miscellaneous Petition is ordered as prayed for.

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21-01-2026

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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mvs.

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Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company LtdRep.by its Authorised Signatory, C54 and 55, Super B-4, Thiru-vi-ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 32.

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CMP No. 899 of 2026

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Arb.Appeal SR.No.208715 of 2025

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