Taj Air Limited v. Vikram Rishipal Ruhil

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.97 OF 2017 Taj Air Ltd.

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Applicant

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Vikram Rishipal Ruhil ...

Respondent Mr. S. Anchan, for Applicant.

Mr. Jacob Kadantot, for Respondent.

CORAM: S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.

DATE: 27 th APRIL, 2018 P.C.:

1.

On 26 th April, 2018 this Court passed the following order : "1.Heard the learned Advocates appearing for the parties. Both the parties agree that there exists an arbitration agreement between the parties and the Court may proceed to appoint a sole Arbitrator to decide the disputes between the Applicant and Respondent arising out of the Training Agreement dated 7 th September, 2015. In view thereof, I pass the following order :

(i) The Court proposes to appoint Mr. Vishal Narichania, Advocate, as the sole Arbitrator to decide the disputes between the Applicant and Respondent arising out of the Training Agreement dated 7 th September, 2015.

(ii) Mr. Vishal Narichania, Advocate shall submit his disclosure under Section 11 (8) read with Section 12 (1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as amended by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (3 of 2016) on or before 27 th April, 2018.

(iii)Stand over to 27 th April, 2018.

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2.

Today, the disclosure of Mr. Vishal Narichania, Advocate, under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015, is tendered in Court and the same is taken on record.

3.

The Advocate for the parties state that they have gone through the said disclosure and have no objection to the same. In view thereof, the following order is passed by consent :

i.

Mr. Vishal Narichania, Advocate, is appointed as the sole Arbitrator to decide the disputes between the Applicant and Respondent arising out of the Training Agreement dated 7 th September, 2015.

ii.

The parties and / or their Advocates shall appear before the learned Arbitrator in his chambers on 28th April, 2018 at 11.00 a.m. and obtain necessary directions.

ii.

The learned Arbitrator shall endavour to pass his final Award within a period of six months from today.

iv.

The learned Arbitrator shall not grant any adjournment to either side unless absolutely necessary.

v.

All contentions of the parties are kept open. vi.

The cost of arbitration shall initially be borne by the parties equally. 2/3

vii.

The venue of the arbitration shall be at Mumbai. 4.

In view of this order, the above Arbitration Application is disposed off. ( S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. ) 3/3