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Court : High Court for the State of Telangana
Case No : Arbitration Application No. 6 of 2025
Judges: THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. APARESH KUMAR SINGH
Parties : K. Ramakrishna Reddy Versus M/s. Chai Bisket Pani, Represented by its Partners, Hyderabad & Others
Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: Vivek Jain, Advocate. For the Respondent: Ali Farooq, Advocate.
Date of Judgment : 23-01-2026
Head Note :-
Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 12(1) r/w Schedule VI -
Judgment :-

1. Heard Mr. Vivek Jain, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Ali Farooq, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. By order dated 19.09.2025, this Court proposed to appoint Dr. M.Rajender, a retired District Judge, as an independent Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties. The order dated 19.09.2025 is extracted hereunder for easy reference:

               “Mr. Arpith Joy Ramesh, learned counsel representing Mr. Vivek Jain, learned counsel for the applicant.

               Mr. Mohd. Zuhair Hussain Madani, learned counsel representing Mr. Ali Farooq, learned counsel for the respondents.

               Reply has been received from the proposed Arbitrator pursuant to the order dated 14.08.2025 passed in I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 expressing his inability to act as an Arbitrator due to old age and certain health issues.

               Learned counsel for the parties, therefore, pray that an another Arbitrator may be appointed. They have proposed the name of an Arbitrator.

               Therefore, I propose to appoint Mr. M.Rajender, a retired District Judge, (resident of Alpine Towers, Suncity, Hyderabad; Mobile No.9440483001), as an independent arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties. The proposed Arbitrator is requested to submit his consent and a declaration in terms of Section 12(1) read with Schedule VI of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.”

3. The proposed Arbitrator has submitted his consent along with a declaration under Section 12(1) read with Schedule VI of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short, “the Act”) by letter dated 05.01.2026.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant, therefore, submits that appointment of the proposed Arbitrator may be confirmed.

5. In that view of the matter, I hereby appoint Dr. M.Rajender, a retired District Judge (Resident of Alpine Towers, Suncity, Hyderabad; Mobile No.9440483001), to act as an independent Arbitrator in respect of the dispute between the parties.

6. Registry is directed to serve a xerox copy of the entire pleadings to the learned Arbitrator. The learned Arbitrator is requested to keep in mind the fee prescribed in Schedule IV of the Act and the time limit prescribed under Section 29A of the Act.

7. The Arbitration Application is, accordingly, disposed of.

Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.
 
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