Bombay High Court
Bright Outdoor Media Ltd Th Authorized Representative, Mr Aniruddh ShdvastavversusUnion of India
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petition may be restored provided the office objections are removed within four weeks.
Summary
Bright Outdoor Media Ltd filed an arbitration petition which was dismissed because it failed to remove office objections. The company applied for an interim order seeking restoration of the petition. The respondent opposed restoration but did not wish to file a reply affidavit. The Court, after considering the application, found sufficient cause to restore the petition in the interest of justice and allowed the interim application. It extended the time to remove the objections by four weeks, warning that failure to do so will result in the petition being rejected.
Issues considered
- Whether an arbitration petition dismissed for non‑removal of office objections can be restored by an interim application
Subjects
- Arbitration
- Restoration of petition
- Office objections
- Interim relief
- Civil procedure
Judgment
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Digitally
signed by
VAIBHAV
VAIBHAV NAMDEV
NAMDEV BARE
BARE Date:
2026.07.24
10:35:34
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
+0530
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3415 OF 2026
IN
ARBITRATION PETITION (L) NO.25117 OF 2025
Bright Outdoor Media Ltd Th
Authorized Representative, Mr Aniruddh Shdvastav ...Applicant
Versus
Union of India ...Respondent
_______
Mr. Mohammed Z. Khan a/w Mr. Ashraf Kapoor i/b One Legal, for the Applicant.
Mr. Pranil Sonawane a/w Ms. Janhavi Jadhav and Mr. Krishna Shukla, for the
Respondent.
_______
CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
DATE : 22nd JULY, 2026
P.C.
1. Learned counsel for the Applicant seeks restoration of the captioned
Arbitration Petition which came to be dismissed for non-removal of office
objections.
2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent has opposed the
restoration but submits that he does not wish to file a reply affidavit.
3. Having perused the averments made in the Interim Application, I am
satisfied that there is sufficient cause shown to restore the Arbitration Petition. In
my view, the same would best be served in the substantive interest of justice.
4. Hence, the Interim Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a).
Vaibhav
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5. Time to remove office objections is extended by a period of four weeks
from today. It is clarified that in the event the objections are not removed, the
Petition would then stand rejected without further recourse.
[ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.]
Vaibhav
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