Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Commercial Division

Order Date: 15 October 2026

Case Overview

  • Applicant: Shinghal Agri Industries Pvt. Ltd.
  • Respondent: The ECGC Limited (formerly Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd.)
  • Arbitration Application No. 586 of 2026 filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
  • Dispute arises from Shipment Comprehensive Risk Policy No.0050010579 dated 24 January 2019; arbitration clause located in Clause 33 (page 66) of the policy.
  • Applicant invoked arbitration by notice dated 14 January 2022 (pages 151‑161 of the application).
  • Court found the arbitration agreement valid and subsisting, thereby falling within its jurisdiction.

Directions

  • Ms. Mehak Shah, Advocate of this Court, appointed as Sole Arbitrator.
  • Arbitrator’s office: C/o. Naushad Engineer, Senior Advocate, 1D/E, Lentin Chambers, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai 400001.
  • Parties to furnish contact and communication particulars to the Arbitrator within one week; a copy of this Order to be communicated to the Sole Arbitrator.
  • The Sole Arbitrator to forward the statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Act to the advocates of the Applicant for filing in the Court registry; the Registry will retain the statement and provide a copy to the Respondent’s advocates.
  • Parties shall appear before the Sole Arbitrator on dates and places indicated by the Arbitrator for procedural directions, including schedule for pleadings, witness examination (if any), and hearing dates. Parties must provide valid email addresses and mobile/landline numbers of their advocates; communications to these emails constitute valid service.
  • All arbitral costs and fees shall be borne equally by the parties initially, subject to adjustment by the final award of the Arbitrator.
  • The issue of limitation period is kept open for determination before the Arbitrator.
  • The Sole Arbitrator is empowered to adjudicate any claims, counter‑claims, and all questions of law and fact relating to the merits of the dispute.

Final Outcome

The Commercial Arbitration Application is disposed of with the appointment of Ms. Mehak Shah as Sole Arbitrator and the above procedural directions, thereby referring the dispute to arbitration as per the parties’ agreement.

Topics: Arbitration Appointment, Commercial Dispute, Legal Procedure