Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay

Order Date: 14 October 2026

Case Overview

  • Applicant: ICICI Home Finance Company Limited; Respondents: Balraj Chaudhary and Another.
  • Dispute stems from an Agreement dated 31 July 2023, containing an arbitration clause (Clause 15.14(b)(i)).
  • Applicant invoked the arbitration clause by issuing a notice on 07 October 2025.
  • The Court found a valid and subsisting arbitration agreement and affirmed jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Final Outcome

  • Ms. Radhika Kulkarni, an Advocate of this Court, is appointed as the Sole Arbitrator.
  • Office Address: Office No.12, 2nd Floor, Dariya Building, above Arti Book Depot, Fort, Mumbai.
  • Contact No.: 9930763403; Email: kulkarni.radhika317@gmail.com.
  • A copy of this Order will be communicated to the Sole Arbitrator by the Applicant’s advocates within one week; the Applicant must provide contact particulars of the parties.
  • The Sole Arbitrator shall forward the statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) to the Applicant’s advocates for filing in the Court Registry.
  • Parties shall appear before the Sole Arbitrator on dates and places indicated by the Arbitrator for procedural directions, including schedule for pleadings, witness examination, and hearing dates.
  • Parties must furnish valid email addresses and telephone numbers of their advocates; communications to these addresses constitute valid service.
  • All arbitration costs and fees shall be borne equally by the parties initially, subject to adjustment by the final award.
  • The Sole Arbitrator is empowered to adjudicate all claims, counter‑claims, and merits in accordance with law.
  • All actions required by this order shall be taken upon receipt of a downloaded copy from the Court’s website.
  • The Commercial Arbitration Application is disposed of in the terms stated above.

Topics: Arbitration, Court Order