{"id":290473,"date":"2023-04-25T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T03:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=290473"},"modified":"2023-04-24T18:27:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T12:57:17","slug":"dispute-arbitration-unilaterally-appointment-sole-arbitrator-arbitral-award-execution-calcutta-high-court-application-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/04\/25\/dispute-arbitration-unilaterally-appointment-sole-arbitrator-arbitral-award-execution-calcutta-high-court-application-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbitral award itself stands vitiated, if passed by unilaterally appointed arbitrator(s): Calcutta High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><b>Calcutta High Court<\/b> | While dismissing the application seeking execution of an arbitral award, <b>Shekhar B. Saraf<\/b>*, J., held that the said award itself stands vitiated as the same is passed by a unilaterally appointed arbitrator, thus lacking inherent jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes between the parties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In the instant matter, a dispute arose between the petitioner-award holder and respondent-award debtor, after the respondent failed to pay either the due amount or make over the possession of the assets as per Master Lease Agreement (the agreement) entered on 15-07-2018. By virtue of the said agreement, an amount of INR 87,83,410\/- was advanced by the petitioner to the respondent to hire on lease assets in the form of two vehicles along with their necessary accessories by the respondent. On 24-01-2020, the petitioner invoked arbitration and unilaterally appointed Mr. Samrat Mukherjee as the Sole Arbitrator as per arbitration clause contained in the agreement. The Sole Arbitrator passed an ex-parte arbitral award dated 27-08-2021 directing the respondent to pay a sum of INR 65,41,583.12\/- to the petitioner. The petitioner filed an application under S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arbitration &amp; Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a> seeking the execution of duly passed arbitral award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Relying on <i>Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.<\/i> v. <i>Amrapali Enterprises<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/K7EAAi7e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine Cal 605<\/a>, the Court observed that an <b>&#8220;arbitral award passed by unilaterally appointed arbitrators do not carry the privilege of existence before the eyes of law and should be regarded as a nullity.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court observed that an arbitrator lacks inherent jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes between the parties, if he\/she is appointed unilaterally by one party only and as a result both the arbitral proceedings and the award itself stand vitiated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Hence, the Court dismissed the present application and provided liberty to the parties to re-agitate their claims\/counterclaims in properly constituted arbitration proceedings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Srei Equipment Finance Ltd. v. Sadhan Mandal, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/lwRTuy3m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine Cal 831<\/a>, decided on 11-04-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">*Judgment by Justice Shekhar B. 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