HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
SALONAH TEA PVT LTD – Appellant
Versus
BLUE BLENDS(INDIA) LIMITED – Respondent
CARBP 242/2021
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 242 OF 2021
Salonah Tea Pvt Ltd
..Petitioner
Vs.
Blue Blends (India) Ltd
..Respondent
Mr. Piyush Raheja a/w Mr. Sahil Gandhi, Ms. Dimple Vora i/b M/s
Markand Kandhi & Co, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Jindagi Shah i/b K. V. Legal, for the Respondent.
CORAM:- B. P. COLABAWALLA,J.
DATE :- OCTOBER 8, 2021.
P. C.:
The above Arbitration Petition is filed under Section 9 of
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short “the Arbitration
Act”) seeking the following reliefs:-
a)
This Hon’ble High Court be pleased to pass an order and
direction calling upon the Respondent to forthwith disclose
on affidavit before this Hon’ble High Court, the complete
particulars, including the location and valuation of each
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and every asset and property, whether movable or not, as
also the details of all such assets, monies, bank deposit and
accounts held by the Respondent, singly or jointly (with
any person or entity) and/or severally and to further
disclose on affidavit, before this Hon’ble High Court, the
details of all transactions entered into by the Respondent
including assets and cash transfers in the last 1 (one) year
prior to the filing of the present Petition;
b) Pending the hearing and final outcome of the Arbitration,
this Hon’ble High Court be pleased to pass an order of
injunction restraining the Respondent and/or his
representatives, agents of any other person claiming
through or by the Respondent from dealing with his
personal assets, movable and immovable, monies,
investment including shares,mutual fund, SIP’s bank
accounts and deposits wherever situated and from
encumbering, selling, transferring or creating any third
party interest by parting with possession of the assets
disclosed by the Respondent.
c) This Hon’ble High Court be pleased to appoint the Court
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Receiver, High Court as the receiver of the assets and
properties as may be disclosed by the Respondent on
Affidavit with all powers in law, including the power to take
possession thereof, and if required to take forcible physical
possession of such properties from the Respondent and/or
any person found in possession or occupation thereof by
directing to take possession, and if necessary, with the help
of the Police.”
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The learned advocate appearing on behalf of the
Respondent has stated before the Court that as an ad-interim measure
and without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the Respondent,
the Respondent makes a statement that it shall not part with possession
and/or dispose of and/or create any third party right/ interest in any of
the immovable properties belonging to the Respondent. She submitted
that this statement should adequately protect the Petitioner at this stage
and the above Section 9 Petition can be converted into an Application
under Section 17 to be heard and decided by the Arbitral Tribunal.
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Mr. Raheja, the learned advocate appearing on behalf of the
Petitioner was agreeable to this course of action being adopted.
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Both parties have ag