Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 26-08-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 AND ARB APPLN NO. 543 OF 2025,OA NO. 954 OF 2024,ARB APPLN NO. 859 OF 2024,OA NO. 341 OF 2025 Mr.V.Kugathas Rep by its Managing Director, having office at No. 21 Sardar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai 600 020No.21/11, 4th West Cross Street, 2nd Main Road, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600 030 Now at Flat no.7, Door No.63 Golden Homes, Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai 600 101. Appellant(s) Vs M/s.Rams Hotels (Chennai) Pvt Ltd Having office at. No.21, Sardar Patel Road, Adayar, Chennai-600 020. Respondent(s) Arb Appln No. 543 of 2025 M/s Rams Hotels Chennai Pvt Ltd Rep by its Managing Director Having office at No 21 Sardar Patel Road https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 Adyar Chennai 600 020 Applicant(s) Vs V Kugathas Respondent(s) OA No. 954 of 2024 Ms Rams Hotels Chennai Pvt Ltd No. 21 Sardar Patel Road, Adyar Chennai 600020 Applicant(s) Vs V Kugathas No.21/11, 4th West Cross Street, 2nd Main Road, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600 030 Now at Flat no.7, Door No.63 Golden Homes, Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai 600 101. Respondent(s) Arb Appln No. 859 of 2024 Ms Rams Hotels Chennai Pvt Ltd No.21., Sardar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai 600 020. Applicant(s) Vs V Kugathas No.21/11, 4th West Cross Street, 2nd Main Road, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600 030 Now at Flat no.7, Door No.63 Golden Homes, Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Anna Nagar Western https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 Extension, Chennai 600 101. Respondent(s) OA No. 341 of 2025 Rams Hotels Chennai Pvt Ltd Applicant(s) Vs V Kugathas Respondent(s) Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 For Appellant(s): Mr S.R Rajagopal Senior Counsel For M/s V.Vasantha Kumar For Respondent(s): M/S.Meiyappan Mohan For Respondent ORDER A joint endorsement has been made by both the counsels on instructions that these applications may also be treated as an applications filed under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and can be heard by Mr.N.L.Raja, Senior Advocate, who has already been appointed as an Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties arising out of the subject lease deeds. 2. 2. In view of the joint endorsement made, these applications are also treated as an applications under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 Act, 1996 and relegated to the Arbitrator who shall adjudicate the same on merits and in accordance with law. 3. In view of the earlier order passed by this Court on 31.07.2025 as well the order passed today, all the applications listed today are treated as applications filed under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the same shall be decided by the Arbitrator. 4. Accordingly, these applications are closed, by granting liberty to the respective parties to re-file the pleadings in these applications before the arbitrator. 26-08-2025 AT Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 ABDUL QUDDHOSE J. AT Arb Appln No. 1170 of 2025 ARB APPLN NO. 543 OF 2025,OA NO. 954 OF 2024,ARB APPLN NO. 859 OF 2024,OA NO. 341 OF 2025 26-08-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis