IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 208 OF 2023 M B Sugars & Pharmaceuticals Private Limited …Petitioner Versus Micro Small Enterprises Facilitation Council & Anr …Respondents Mr.Sagar Kasar a/w Vivekanand Krishnan, Chaitali Bhogle &

Rishabh Tiwari i/by Amol Wagh, for the Petitioner.

None for Respondents.

CORAM : SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

DATE : JUNE 18, 2025 Oral Judgement:

1. This is a Petition filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act ”) in view of Respondent No.1, Micro Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, Nashik (“MSEFC, Nashik”), not having initiated conciliation proceedings as a precursor to arbitration in terms of Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (“MSME Act”). The Petitioner had executed a purchase order June 8, 2018 and supplied goods pursuant to a purchase order dated June 8, 2018 (page 57), which is a purchase order placed on the Petitioner by Respondent No.2. Various supplies Digitally signed by ASHWINI ASHWINI JANARDAN JANARDANVALLAKATI VALLAKATIDate:

2025.06.24 +0530 were made and invoices were raised, and it is the case of t