IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. ANAND VENKATESH, J
Dhanasekaran M S/o Murugesan – Appellant
Versus
Axis Bank Ltd – Respondent
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| 1. illegality of freezing order by appointing arbitrator unilaterally (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. judicial oversight on arbitration processes (Para 2 , 4) |
ORDER This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the 5th respondent to issue direction to the 1st respondent to defreeze the bank account of the petitioner.
2. This Court has carefully considered the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the materials available on record.
3. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by the Arbitral Tribunal in IA No.2056 of 2025 dated 26.06.2025 wherein the 6th respondent has straight away appointed an arbitrator and the Arbitrator has passed an order by directing the bank account maintained by the petitioner in the 1st respondent bank to be freezed. According to the petitioner, this procedure adopted is illegal and the 6th respondent has unilaterally appointed an arbitrator and such an order has been passed.
4. In the considered view of this Court, the grounds that have been raised by the petitioner deserves consideration. However, it cannot be dealt with in a writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India . The
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