ARB.P./1343/2026 of SERVOTECH ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs SIGNATURE GLOBAL INDIA LIMITED on 15 October 2026

1. Ms. Akanksha Singh, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent, submits that the Respondent has no objection to the appointment of an Arbitrator. Learned Counsel for both the parties have also submitted that in a connected matter between the parties the Arbitrator has already been appointed and pray that the same arbitrator may also be appointed in the present matter.

2. It is well settled that, while exercising jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Act, the scope of enquiry is confined to examining the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement1.

1 SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Krish Spinning 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1754

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3. In the present case, there is no dispute with regard to the existence of a valid arbitration clause between the parties.

4. Both the parties have agreed and also suggested a name to be appointed as Arbitrator with respect to the reference of the disputes to arbitration. In the aforesaid circumstances, the prayer is allowed.

5. Accordingly, Mr. Sagar Saxena, Advocate, (Mob. No. 9871156571) is appointed as a learned Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes arisen between the parties. The learned Sole Arbitrator shall enter upon the reference within three weeks from today.

6. The learned Sole Arbitrator will proceed to the arbitration proceedings subject to furnishing requisite disclosures as required under Section 12(2) of the Act within three weeks of entering reference.

7. The arbitration shall be carried under the rules and aegis of Delhi International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”). The learned Arbitrator shall be entitled to fees as per the Schedule of Fees maintained by the DIAC.

8. It shall be open to the parties to raise all pleas, including objection as to arbitrability and jurisdiction, before the learned Sole Arbitrator who shall decide the same in accordance with law.

9. It is clarified that the observations made herein are only for the purpose of deciding the present petition under Section 11(6) of the Act. The learned Sole Arbitrator shall adjudicate the disputes independently and on their own merits, uninfluenced by any observations contained in the present order.

10. The Registry is directed to send a receipt of this order to Mr. Sagar Saxena, learned Arbitrator through all permissible modes including email.

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11. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the above terms.

DINESH BHATT, J. OCTOBER 15, 2026/ss Signed By:MONIKA RANA Signing