Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay

Order Date: October 21, 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Arbitration Petition No. 383 of 2026 with Interim Application (L) No. 14056 of 2026.
  • Parties: Petitioner – Hi Rise Realty; Respondents – Mohammad Shafiq Haji Abdul Majeed Qureshi and Others (Respondent 1, 2, 3). An intervener, Rahul Kedar, also appears.
  • Counsel: For petitioner – Mr. Satish Muley, Mosin Naik, Aaron Dias; for Respondent 1 – Ms. Sunayana Koshid; for Respondents 2 & 3 – Mr. Sharad Bangal, Mr. Parth Munde; for Intervener – Mr. Rahul Kedar, Mr. D. Dastur i/b Vedchetan Patil.
  • The petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is treated as an application under Section 17 before the arbitral tribunal.

Order Details

  • By consent of the parties, Ms. Shreya Parikh, Advocate of this Court, is appointed as the sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes arising out of the Agreement.
  • Arbitrator’s Office Address: 908, Arcadia, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021. Email: parikh.shreya@gmail.com.
  • A copy of this order shall be communicated to the Sole Arbitrator by the petitioner’s advocates within one week of upload.
  • The petitioner must provide the arbitrator with contact and communication particulars of the parties, along with a copy of this order.
  • The Sole Arbitrator is directed to forward the statutory State of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act to the parties within two weeks of receipt of the order.
  • Parties shall appear before the Sole Arbitrator on a date and place indicated by the Tribunal to obtain directions on conduct of arbitration, including schedule for pleadings, examination of witnesses (if any), and hearing timetable. At that meeting, parties must furnish valid email addresses, mobile and landline numbers of their respective advocates; communications to these emails shall constitute valid service.
  • All arbitral costs and fees of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be borne equally by the parties initially, subject to any final award on costs.
  • The arbitration is to endeavour to decide the petition under Section 17 within two months from the date of this order.
  • The petitioner shall initiate steps to constitute the arbitral tribunal within 90 days from today.
  • The arbitration petition and the interim application are disposed of in the above terms.

Final Outcome

  • Ms. Shreya Parikh is appointed sole arbitrator; procedural timelines and cost‑sharing arrangements are set; the parties must comply with the stipulated disclosures and schedule; the petition is disposed, and the arbitration process is to commence as directed.

Topics: Arbitration Appointment, Procedural Directions