Yeoman Marine Services Arbitrator Replacement Order

Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Commercial Division

Order Date: 21 October 2026

Parties: Yeoman Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. (Applicant) vs. Vayuduth Enterprises and Anr. (Respondents).
Dispute Origin: Arises from a Purchase Order dated 19 April 2023 issued by the Applicant to Respondent No.1, containing an arbitration clause (Clause c).
Original Arbitration: On 24 April 2025, the Court appointed a learned Sole Arbitrator (under Arbitration Application No. 74 of 2025) to adjudicate all disputes under the Purchase Order. The Respondent participated in the arbitration.
Resignation: The appointed Sole Arbitrator communicated his inability to continue on 13 February 2026, creating a vacancy.
Application for Substitution: The Applicant filed an application under Section 11(6) read with Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking a substitute sole arbitrator.
Service of Application: Counsel Mr. Vividh Tandon submitted an affidavit of service dated 17 August 2026, confirming service by post and electronic mode, and provided WhatsApp screenshots notifying the Respondents and their advocate of the hearing date. These were marked as ‘X’ and ‘X‑1’ in the record.

The Court allowed the application and, pursuant to the prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c), appointed Mr. Jamsheed Master, learned Advocate practising in this Court, as the substitute Sole Arbitrator.
Mr. Master shall continue the arbitral proceedings from the stage at which the mandate of the previously appointed Sole Arbitrator terminated, as per the order dated 24 April 2025.

Topics: Arbitration, Court Order