White Placard Technologies Private Limited v. Alireza Afzal Thaver

8.ARBP.33.2024.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO.33 OF 2024 White Placard Technologies Private Limited ....Petitioner

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Alireza Afzal Thaver ....Respondent Digitally signed by AARTI GAJANAN PALKAR Date:

2025.07.02 20:13:49 +0530 AARTI GAJANAN PALKAR Mr. Apoorva Kulkarni i/b. SSB Legal & Advisory, Advocate for Petitioner.

Respondent represented through VC, but appearance has not been submitted.

CORAM: SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

DATE : JUNE 26, 2025 ORDER :

1.

This is a Petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("the Act").

2.

The core issue that arises in this Petition is whether the agreement between the parties to these proceedings was integrally linked to the agreement between the Respondent and Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation. It is the case of the Petitioner that when his contract with Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation expires, there would be no continuance of the agreement between the Petitioner and the Respondent.

3.

Heard Learned Counsel for the parties for an overview of the matter. Based on the nature of the issues involved and bearing in mind JUNE 26, 2025 Aarti Palkar

8.ARBP.33.2024.doc the scope of jurisdiction under Section 34 of the Act, Learned Counsel have graciously agreed that the Petitioner shall take not more than 30 minutes and the Respondents shall take no longer than 15 minutes for verbal arguments in the matter.

4.

Towards this end, the parties shall file a short Note on Submissions, not exceeding five pages, along with page and case law references, focusing on the scope of Section 34 of the Act, and setting out the manner in which the points canvassed by them ought to be accepted by this Court.

5.

It is made clear that the time commitments made above shall bind the parties, and such time shall be utilized at the discretion of the Counsel for verbalizing the pivotal submissions, resting assured that the rest of their contentions from their Note on Submissions, would be dealt with by the Court.

6.

With the aforesaid commitments, list under the caption "Final Hearing-Section 34" on July 10, 2025.

7.

All actions required to be taken pursuant to this order, shall be taken upon receipt of a downloaded copy as available on this Court's website.

[ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.] JUNE 26, 2025 Aarti Palkar