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2025 Supreme(SC) 299

PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, SANDEEP MEHTA
AC Chokshi Share Broker Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
Jatin Pratap Desai – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Dharav Shah, Adv. Mr. Dhawal Desai, Adv. Mr. Pranaya Goyal, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Mayilsamy K, Adv. Dr. Gayathiri A. S, Adv. Mr. Arun Pandiyan S, Adv. Mr. V. Pavel, Adv. Mr. P. Soma Sundaram, AOR Mr. A Siva Raman, Adv.

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1. arbitration initiated (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)
2. arbitral award upheld (Para 33 , 34 , 35)

JUDGMENT :

1. Leave granted.

3. Facts: The relevant facts are as follows. The appellant is a stock broker and a registered member of the BSE. In 1999, the respondent nos. 1 and 2, who are husband and wife respectively, approached the appellant for opening trading accounts and to this end, they executed individual Client Registration Applications on 01.08.1999. As per the appellant, respondent no. 1 represented that the accounts would be jointly operated by both of them and they would be jointly and severally liable for any losses.

3.2 However, due to a stock market crash in 2001, the debit balance in respondent no. 2’s account bludgeoned to Rs. 1,18,48,069/- as on 12.04.2001, which is the recoverable amount in arbitration.

4. Findings of the arbitral tribunal: The arbitral tribunal allowed the appellant’s claim and held both respondents to be jointly and severally liable to pay Rs. 1,18,48,069/- along with interest @ 9% p.a. from 01.05.2001 till the date of paym

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