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J. B. PARDIWALA, K. V. VISWANATHAN
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
BCL Secure Premises Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
K.V. VISWANATHAN, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The present appeal calls in question the correctness of the judgment and order dated 07.04.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Comm. Arbitration Application No. 125/2025. By the said order, the learned Single Judge allowed the Section 11(4)-Application filed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short the “A&C Act) of the respondent-BCL Secure Premises Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “BCL”) and appointed an arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes and differences between the parties herein. Aggrieved, the appellant-Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (for short ‘Corporation’) is in appeal.
3. The facts giving rise to the appeal are as follows.
4. The appellant-Corporation floated a tender for design, supply, installation, integration, testing, commissioning and post-commissioning warranty support services of Tank Truck Locking System (for short the “TTLS”).
5. The tender conditions had a specific clause stating that the contractor shall not be entitled to sublet, transfer or assign, the work under the contract without the prior consent of the owner obtained i
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