Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay

Order Date: August 21, 2026

Case Overview

  • Applicant: Searce Cosourcing Services Private Limited, represented by Ms. Diwyata Burbure.
  • Respondents: HYPD Marketing Technologies Private Limited and another party, represented by Mr. Ishan Agrawal and Ms. Rasika Ghate.
  • Arbitration Application No. 239 of 2026 filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
  • Dispute arises from an Agreement dated 25 August 2023; arbitration clause (Clause 21) designates Mumbai, India as seat and venue.
  • The matter falls within the jurisdiction of this Court as affirmed in the order.

Order Details

  • By consent of the parties, Mr. Ashish Venugopal, Advocate of this Court (Chambers of Nikhil Sakhardande, Senior Advocate, 1101, 11th Floor, 1Infinity, Cawasji Patel Street, Mumbai‑400001; Email: ashish.venugopal001@gmail.com; Contact: +91 9029071385) is appointed as the sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes.
  • A copy of this order shall be communicated to the Sole Arbitrator by the Applicant’s advocates within one week of upload. The Applicant must also furnish the Arbitrator with contact and communication particulars of the parties.
  • 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 receiving the order.
  • The parties shall appear before the Sole Arbitrator on a date and place to be indicated by the Arbitrator for directions on conduct of arbitration, including schedule for pleadings, examination of witnesses (if any), and hearing timetable. At that meeting, parties must provide valid email addresses and mobile/landline numbers of their respective advocates; communications to these addresses shall constitute valid service.
  • All arbitral costs and fees of the Arbitral Tribunal as per Schedule IV shall be borne equally by the parties initially, subject to any final award on costs.
  • The order expressly states that it does not express any opinion on the merits of the dispute; all substantive issues remain to be agitated before the appointed tribunal.

Final Outcome

  • Mr. Ashish Venugopal is formally appointed as the sole arbitrator for the arbitration proceeding between Searce Cosourcing Services Pvt Ltd and HYPD Marketing Technologies Pvt Ltd, with procedural directions on communication, disclosure, cost sharing, and forthcoming arbitration schedule.

Topics: Arbitration, Court Order