Pnb Metlife India Insurance Company Limited v. Authentic Insurance Brokers India Limited

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 216 OF 2025 PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited ..

Applicant

Versus

Authentic Insurance Brokers India Limited ..

Respondent ...

Mr. Ravi Upadhyay i/b D.N. Legal Ventures for the petitioner. Ms.Nikhita Mathuria with Prateek Katewa and Shailesh Korpe i/b Cyngus Legal for respondent no.1.

CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATED : 13th NOVEMBER, 2025 P.C:- The respondent no.1 on being served is represented by learned counsel Ms.Mathuria, who raised a preliminary objection in opposing the reliefs, prayed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, by submitting that the petitioner has not yet invoked arbitration.

Learned counsel for the petitioner assures to make a statement in this regard. In the mean time, since the respondent no.1 is desirous of filing an affidavit-in-reply. Let the reply be filed on or before 5/12/2025 with an advance copy being served on the other side.

Tilak

2/2 22 CARBP 216-25.doc Since respondent nos.2 to 4 are already served by private mode of service but have failed to mark appearance. Let the Registry issue notice to respondent nos.2 to 4, making it returnable on 11/12/2025.

(BHARATI DANGRE, J) Tilak