Sudhir Joshi S/O Suresh Joshi vs Rajesh Khandelwal And Ors

ik-177592651 Bombay High Court 16 December 2025 • WRIT PETITION NO. 13118 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 13383 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 13288 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 13384 OF 2025 • 20 min read

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Case Significance

Sudhir Joshi S/O Suresh Joshi vs Rajesh Khandelwal And Ors is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: ik-177592651). Four connected writ petitions challenged an arbitrator's order on jurisdiction in proceedings arising from separate loan transactions between the petitioner and TATA Capital Financial Services, where the petitioner contended the arbitration agreement in the Master Loan-cum-Hypothecation-cum-Guarantee Agreement did not cover the individual transactions. The court held that the question of whether the Master Agreement governed the separate transactions required evidence and could not be determi The case was heard by Justice N.J. Jamadar. Counsel appearing: Aseem Naphade (counsel for respondent), Kezar Kharawala (counsel for petitioner), Nikhil Mehta (counsel for respondent), Pradosh Patil (counsel for petitioner).

Summary

Four connected writ petitions challenged an arbitrator's order on jurisdiction in proceedings arising from separate loan transactions between the petitioner and TATA Capital Financial Services, where the petitioner contended the arbitration agreement in the Master Loan-cum-Hypothecation-cum-Guarantee Agreement did not cover the individual transactions. The court held that the question of whether the Master Agreement governed the separate transactions required evidence and could not be determined at the jurisdictional stage, and the arbitrator's order did not suffer from patent inherent lack of jurisdiction. All petitions were dismissed with costs.

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Four connected writ petitions challenged an arbitrator's order on jurisdiction in proceedings arising from separate loan transactions between the petitioner and TATA Capital Financial Services, where ...

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