Reliance Bp Mobility Limited v. Raghav Filling Station

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION Digitally signed by SHRADDHA KAMLESH TALEKAR Date:

2025.05.21 14:13:45 +0530 Commercial Arbitration Application No. 43 Of 2025 SHRADDHA KAMLESH TALEKAR Reliance BP Mobility Limited ...Applicant (s)

Versus

Raghav Filling Station & Ors.

...Respondent(s)

Mr. Naushad Engineer, Senior Advocate a/w. Prathamesh Kamat, Sukhada Wagle i/b Veritas Legal, for Applicant. Ms. Pallavi Kulkarni i/b Adv. Prajot H. Jaggi, for Respondent(s). CORAM : SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

Date : May 9, 2025 P. C.

1.

Since the Learned Arbitrator appointed on the last occasion has expressed his inability to take up the matter. The parties jointly make a request for substitution, which is effected on the following terms: A] Mr. Bhushan Walimbe, a Learned Advocate of this Court is hereby appointed as the Sole Arbitrator (Email Id : walimbe.bhushan@ gmail.com) to adjudicate upon the disputes and differences between the parties arising out of and in connection with the Agreement referred to above;

B] A copy of this Order will be communicated to the Learned Sole Arbitrator by the Advocates for the Applicant within a period of one week from the date on which this order is uploaded on the website of

this Court. The Applicant shall provide the contact and communication particulars of the parties to the Arbitral Tribunal along with a copy of this Order;

C] The Learned Sole Arbitrator is requested to forward the statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act to the parties within a period of two weeks from receipt of a copy of this Order;

D] The parties shall appear before the Learned Sole Arbitrator on such date and at such place as indicated, to obtain appropriate directions with regard to conduct of the arbitration including fixing a schedule for pleadings, examination of witnesses, if any, schedule of hearings etc. At such meeting, the parties shall provide a valid and functional email address along with mobile and landline numbers of the respective Advocates of the parties to the Arbitral Tribunal. Communications to such email addresses shall constitute valid service of correspondence in connection with the arbitration; E] All arbitral costs and fees of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be borne by the parties equally in the first instance, and shall be subject to any final Award that may be passed by the Tribunal in relation to costs. 2.

Needless to say, nothing contained in this order is an expression of an opinion on merits of the matter or the relative strength of the parties. All issues on merits are expressly kept open to be agitated before the arbitral tribunal appointed hereby.

3.

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.]