Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 07 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Bhutan Ventures Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd; Respondents: Shyam EPC Pvt. Ltd.
- Arbitration Petitions No.44/2025, No.46/2025 and No.49/2025 were listed together.
- Disputes arise from three Engineering‑Procurement‑Construction (EPC) contracts dated 01‑December‑2022.
- An earlier order dated 31‑July‑2026 contained a para 7 prescribing the composition of the Arbitral Tribunal.
- On oral mention by counsel for the petitioner, the Court took the matters on board and heard arguments.
- The bench comprised Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana.
- Counsel for the petitioner was Ms. Malvika Kapila, AOR; no counsel listed for the respondent.
Final Outcome
- Para 7 of the 31‑July‑2026 order is modified as follows: "In substitution of the composition of the Arbitral Tribunal, as provided in Clause 8.4 and/or the corresponding Clauses in the similar agreements between the parties, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mukul Mudgal, former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, is appointed as the Sole Arbitrator in all three matters to adjudicate the disputes between the parties arising out of the three EPC contracts dated 01.12.2022 forming the subject matter of these petitions."
- The signed order was placed on file by Additional Registrar Satish Kumar Yadav and Preethi Dileep Kumar.
Topics: Arbitration, Sole Arbitrator Appointment