OD –7 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE AP/207/2025 PALLAB GHOSH VS INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND ORS BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date: 16th December, 2025.

Appearance:

Mr. T.M. Siddiqui, Sr.Adv.

Mr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay, Adv.

Mr.Saptak Sanyal, Adv.

…for the petitioner Mr. Subhrendu Halder, Adv.

Mr. Abhirup Halder, Adv.

Mr. Aritra Saha, Adv. …for the respondents The Court: Affidavit of service and notice of motion filed in Court are taken on records.

The petitioner prays for appointment of a learned arbitrator, for adjudication of the dispute which arose out of a dealership agreement dated July 13, 2020. The dealership agreement contains an arbitration clause. It provides that disputes between the parties arising out of the said agreement and any claim, cross-claim, counter-claim or set-off and, any right, liability, act or omission of the parties in respect of the said agreement, shall be referred to the sole arbitrator. The Director (Marketing) of the Corporation may either himself act as an arbitrator or nominate some other officer of the Corporation to act as an arbitrator.

Mr. Siddiqui submits that a notice was issued