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2023 Supreme(Guj) 857

BIREN VAISHNAV
Ajitkumar Tribhovandas Patel – Appellant
Versus
Asit Anilbhai Patel – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: K.G. Sukhwani, Chirag K. Sukhwani.
For the Respondents: Shalin Mehta, Rohan Lavkumar.

JUDGMENT :

BIREN VAISHNAV, J.

1. This petition filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1996”) has been filed by the petitioners praying for appointment of an arbitrator.

2. Facts in brief are as under:

    2.1 It is the case of the petitioners that they entered into a Non Compete Agreement with the respondents on 01.08.2011. As per the said agreement, the petitioners agreed not to manufacture or sell/market any products relating to Asphalt mixing plants. Further, according to the petitioners, the respondents on 19.12.2012 executed a binding agreement with the Ammann Group, Switzerland. Pursuant to these two business agreements, the respondents transferred their business in concrete batching plants for consideration to the group.

2.2 The Non Compete Agreement dated 01.08.2011 was amended on 06.07.2015 by which it was agreed that the Ammann Group of Companies will be exempted from the non compete laws by which the respondents were prevented from entering into the business of concrete. It appears that on 25.01.2021, the respondents issued a notice to the petitioners contending that by virtue of the Non Compete Agreement dated

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