M/S Grandslam Developers Pvt. Ltd vs Akshay Gandhi Propreitor Of Praxis ...

ik-149945443 Delhi High Court 10 December 2024 • 11 min read

Judges (2)

Tushar Rao Gedela Coram Vibhu Bakhru Delivered

Counsel (9)

Ankit Kakkar Counsel Appellant Gautam Narayan Counsel Appellant Kirti Singh Counsel Respondent Madhu Sudan Counsel Appellant Nishit Kush Counsel Respondent Shreya Mehra Counsel Appellant Siddharath Sikri Counsel Respondent Sonal Sarda Counsel Appellant Tushar Nair Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

Grandslam Developers Pvt Ltd Appellant Praxis Design Solutions Respondent Akshay Gandhi Respondent

Case Significance

M/S Grandslam Developers Pvt. Ltd vs Akshay Gandhi Propreitor Of Praxis ... is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 10, 2024 (citation: ik-149945443). The appellant challenged the rejection of its application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to refer disputes with an interior designer to arbitration in a commercial suit for recovery of Rs 81.73 lakhs. The Division Bench held that the Commercial Court erred in relying on the precedent in Krish Spinning which held that Section 8 applications in commercial disputes could only be heard by Commercial Courts, and overruled that decision. The impugned order was set aside and The bench comprised Justices Tushar Rao Gedela and Vibhu Bakhru. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vibhu Bakhru.

Summary

The appellant challenged the rejection of its application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to refer disputes with an interior designer to arbitration in a commercial suit for recovery of Rs 81.73 lakhs. The Division Bench held that the Commercial Court erred in relying on the precedent in Krish Spinning which held that Section 8 applications in commercial disputes could only be heard by Commercial Courts, and overruled that decision. The impugned order was set aside and the parties were referred to arbitration before DIAC by consent.

What was the outcome of M/S Grandslam Developers Pvt. Ltd vs Akshay Gandhi Propreitor Of Praxis ...?

The appellant challenged the rejection of its application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to refer disputes with an interior designer to arbitration in a commercial suit for re...

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