Telangana High Court
ARBAPPL/175/2025 of M/s. Prime Avenues LLP Vs Mr. Sumeet Khanna on 2 April 2026
THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN ARBIT RATION APPLICATIO N NO:'175 0F 2025 Between AND ltlls lrime Avenues LLP, A Limited Liabitity partnership Firm, Regd. Office at
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN
ARBIT RATION APPLICATIO N NO:'175 0F 2025
Between
AND
ltlls lrime Avenues LLP, A Limited Liabitity partnership Firm, Regd. Office at ?-9_2011A, Chirag Ati Lane, Abids, Hyderabad, Tetangana _ 500 O-01. Rep. by its Designated Partner Samir Tharani, S/o. Late C.B]Tharani, Aged about 5i Years, Occ- Business, R/o. H.No.5-9-201/A, Chirag Ali iane, Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana - SOO 001.
...APPLICANT
Mr. Sumeet Khanna, S/o. K.K. Khanna, Aged about 53 years, Occ_ Business, Rlo. 5-9-221104, Adarsh Nagar, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, fetangani.
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2. K. Venkat Rao, S/o. Ramaiah, Aged about 57 years, Occ_ Business, R/o. Flat No. 301, H.No. 8-3-94S/A/11, Bhavyas Krishna Residency, Near Community Hall, Nagarjuna Nagar Colony, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Teljngana _500 073. '
3. N. Venkateswara Rao, S/o. N. Adisheshaiah, Aged about 49 years, Occ_
Business, R/o. H.No.6-3-S95/34, plot No.50, padmavathi Nagar, Opf.
Avinash Hospital, Khairtabad, Hyderabad, Telangana _ 5OO 004.
4. Rajiv Kohli HUF, 1ep by its Karta Sri. Rajiv Kohti, S/o. Late R.C. Kohti, Aged 53 years, Occ- Business, H.No. B-2-2g3lB2tJilV443lA"/30, Road rub. iO, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 500033
5. Rajiv Kohli, S/o. Late R.C. Kohli, Aged 53 years, Occ_ Business, H.No. g_2_
293l82lJllll443lA/30, Road No. 86, Jubitee fiilts, Hyderabad. SOOO33
...RESPONDENTS
Arbitration Application fited Under Section 11 (s) & (6) of the Arbitration and conciliation Act, 1996 and Rules Framed thereunder praying that in the circumstances stated in accompanying affidavit this Hon'ble court may be pleased to appoint an Arbitrator as per section 11 (s) and (6) of the Arbitration and conciriation r\ct' 1996 nArv paragraph 3(i)(c) of the scheme of Appointment of Arbitrators, 1rgg6 and as per the Arbitration crause No.33 0f the Deveropment Agreement cum Generar power of Attorney dated 01 .04.2021 between the Appricant and the Respr>ndents herein and refer for arbitration to resorve the disputes and / or differences that have arisen between the Applicant and the Respondents.
Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Manideep Madhavarapu Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3 : Sri N. Venkateswara Rao The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT: HYDERABAD
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN
TION APPLICATION No. 175 oF 2025
Datez02-04-2026
Between:
IWS Prime Avenues LLP
Applicant
And
Mr. Sumeet Khanna and others
This Court passed the following:-
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ORDER
Heard Mr. Manideep Madhavarapu, leamed counsel for the Applicant and Sri N. venkateswara Rao, learned counsel appearing for respondents.
2. The present Arbitration Application is filed under Section l l (5) and (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter 'the Act, 1996') for appointment of a sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties.
3. Perusal of the record would reveal that the applicant and respondents entered into registered Development Agreement - cum - General Power of Attorney, dated 07.04.2021 on specific terms and conditions mentioned therein. The said agreement is with regard to developme:nt of suit schedule-A property. According to the Applicant, there are rlisputes between the appticant and respondents with regard to execution of the said Development Agreement - cum - GPA. Therefore, the appticant has issued legal notice dated 13.03.2025 to the respondents for appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate the said disputes. Both the respondent Nos.l and 3 and also respondent No.2 have issued separate legal notices both dated 03.04.2025 nominating Sri N.Raghava Rao, Principal District Judge (Retired), as an arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes, which is not agreed by the Applicant. Therefore, the applicant has filed the present aPPlication.
4. Respondent have also filed counter admitting the said facts.
5. The aforesaid facts would reveal that there are disputes between the applicant and the respondents with regard to the execution of the said agreem€)nt - cum GPA. The same are arbitrable in nature. The aforesaid Arbitrator nominated by the respondents is not agreeable to the applicant' Therefore, the Applicant filed the present application seeking appointment of any arbitrator. \
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6. In the light of the aforesaid discussion, the present Arbitration Application is allowed. Accordingly, sri Justice Ramesh Ranganathan (Former chief Justice of the High court of uttarakhand), is appointed as the sole Arbitrator to resolve the disputes between the parties. consequently, miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. SD'. B.SATYAVATHI JOINT REGIS //TRUE COPY// OFFICER
1. Sri Justice Ramesh Ranganathan (Former of the High Court of Uttarakhand), H.No. 12-13-1174, Street No. 10, Secunderabad-17. (By Special Messenger) (Along with a Copy of affidavit and material papers)
2. One CC to Sri Manideep Madhavarapu, Advocate [OPUC]
3. One CC to Sri N. Venkateswara Rao, Advocate [OPUC]
4. Two CD Copies VH/PSL To, J h.
HIGH COURT DATED: 0210412026
ORDER
ARBAPPL.No.175 ot 2025 ALLOWING THE ARBITRATION APPLICATION -IHE STA oo 1 6 r\PR 2Ii?E J ., "i
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