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1/2 21 CARBP-1061-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 1061 OF 2026
Rajesh Shah … Petitioner Vs. Kotak Mahindra Investments Limited … Respondent _______ Mr. Kunal Vaishnav, Adv. Dang i/b Ganesh and Co. for Petitioners. Mr. Rohan Sathaye, Mr. Shetty i/b RES Legal for Respondent. _______ CORAM :
ARIF S. DOCTOR, J. DATE : 30 th September, 2026. P.C.
1. The Petitioner by way of captioned Commercial Arbitration Petition has sought following reliefs :
“(a) That Witness Summons be issued to the Branch Manager, Ms. Garima Singh or any other deputed officer having their address at Standard Chartered Bank, MG Road Branch to appear before the Learned Sole Arbitrator, Mr. Shilpan S. Gaonkar, Advocate on 31 st August, 2026 at 5.30 pm at Sanghvi Chambers, Fort or any other date/venue as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court and to produce at such time the document(s) as mentioned in Exhibit "A" hereto along with the right to examine her, if necessary, Sairaj SAIRAJ SANJAY KARANDE Digitally signed by SAIRAJ SANJAY KARANDE Date: 2026.10.01 11:03:24 +0530
2/2 21 CARBP-1061-2026.DOC (b) Ad-interim reliefs in terms of prayer clauses (a) above be granted; (c) For costs; and
(d) For such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court in nature and circumstances of the case, deems fit and proper.”
2. Mr. Sathaye, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent does not oppose the Petition and submits that this is really a matter between the Petitioner and the Tribunal. He points out that consent to the Respondent was accorded because what was sought was Bank statements more particularly, recorded in Para A of operative part of the order which is found at page no. 34.
3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the order passed by the Tribunal, which is appended at Exhibit-B, page 32, I find that the Petition deserves to be allowed and accordingly, is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a).
4. Needless to clarify, all rights and contentions of the Respondent are expressly kept open.
(ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.) Sairaj