Sahara Adventure Sports Ltd. v. Board Of Control For Cricket In India

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION COMM. ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.2 OF 2017 Sahara Adventure Sports Limited )....Applicant V/s.

Board of Control for Cricket in India )....Respondent ---- Mr.Parag Khandhar a/w Mr.Sohil Shah i/by DSK Legal for the applicant.

Mr.Aditya Mehta a/w Ms.Rachyeta Shah and Ms.Manasa S. i/by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas for respondent.

---- CORAM : K.R.SHRIRAM,J DATE : 28.11.2017 P.C.:- Counsel for the applicant and counsel for respondent gave 3 names as their suggestion to be appointed as sole arbitrator in place of the earlier arbitrator Mr.Justice R.V.Raveendran (retired) who has expressed his inability to continue in the matter. Since both the counsel were unable to arrive at a consensus, they left it to the court to nominate and appoint an arbitrator. Accordingly, following order is passed, by consent.

ORDER

(a) Mr.Justice S.N.Variava (retired), former Judge of this court having his office at 43, Readymoney Mansion, 2nd Floor, Next to Akbaraliys, Veer Nariman Road, Fort, Mumbai-400 001, Tel. KJ

2/2 CARAP2.17-6 No.022-22836958/22835970, is appointed as sole arbitrator in place of the earlier arbitrator Mr.Justice R.V.Raveendran (retired). The arbitrator will continue from the stage at which the earlier arbitrator expressed his inability to continue ;

(b) The fees, administrative expenses, typing charges and venue charges shall be shared equally between the parties and the same will be cost in the arbitral proceeding ; (c) Within 3 weeks of receiving a copy of this order, either from the advocates for the applicant or for respondents, the learned Arbitrator shall file with the parties, disclosure in writing as required under Section 11(8) read with section 12(1) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996;

(d) Application accordingly stands disposed. (K.R.SHRIRAM,J) KJ