DELHI HIGH COURT
SANJEEV SACHDEVA
Bhavanishankar H Sharma – Appellant
Versus
SRS Private Investment Powai Limited – Respondent
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| 1. initiation of arbitration and creditor actions. (Para 1 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 2. petitioner's request for withdrawal and allegations of bias. (Para 2 , 3 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 3. impact of tribunal's order and petitioner's conduct. (Para 4 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. conditions for termination of arbitral tribunal mandate. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 25 , 26) |
| 5. supreme court directives and relevance to the case. (Para 24 , 27 , 28) |
| 6. final dismissal of the petition and costs imposed. (Para 29) |
JUDGMENT
Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 14(2) read with Section 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Arbitration Act), seeking termination of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal and also for expunging the adverse and prejudicial remarks contained in order dated 05.10.2021 of the Arbitral Tribunal.
2. After some arguments, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks to leave to withdraw the petition.
3. However, keeping in view of the averments made in the petition and also the written submissions, this court is not inclined to accede to the request of the petitioner.
4. It would be expedient to refer to t
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