914-ARP-140-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO.140 OF 2026 Mrs.Survarna Mahendra Tupe, ] Age : 52 Years, Occupation : Business, ] Residing at : 404, Ashok Building, ] Kubera Sankul, Gadital, Hadapsar, ] Pune–411028. ] ...Petitioner Versus Mrs. Lata Chandrakumar Choudhary, ] Age : 77 Years, Occupation : Business, ] Having address at : 15, Bhagyanagar, ] Aurangabad – 431001. ] ...Respondent ==================================================== Mr.Om Gandhi i/b. Mr.Hemant P. Ghadigaonkar:- Advocate for Petitioner. No one is present:- On behalf of the Respondent. ==================================================== CORAM : S. M. MODAK, J. DATE : 18th SEPTEMBER 2026 P. C. :- 1. Heard learned Advocate for the Petitioner / one of the Partners of Raghuvir Logistics LLP. There is an Agreement to that effect on 10th March 2011. Though Respondent is served and his learned Advocate has appeared on 21st August 2026, and sought time to file Vakalatnama and reply, today no one is present. There is proper service of notice. Satish Sangar 1/4 SATISH RAMCHANDRA SANGAR Digitally signed by SATISH RAMCHANDRA SANGAR Date: 2026.09.21 11:18:59 +0530 914-ARP-140-2026.doc 2. The Petitioner has issued a notice on 24th May 2023 to the Respondent and calling for certain books of accounts and other documents. The Respondent has replied on 19th June 2023 and alleged that in fact, it is the present Petitioner along with other who were in complete management and control of the business and there are allegations made against the Petitioner. 3. On this background, the Petitioner has invoked the Arbitration Clause by sending a notice dated 10th July 2023. The names are suggested. Out of them, one is to be appointed as an Arbitrator. Clause No.40 of the Agreement says about referring the dispute to the arbitration. It reads thus:- “40. All disputes between the partners or between the Partner and the Raghuvir Logistics LLP arising out of the limited liability partnership agreement which cannot be resolved in terms of this agreement shall be referred for arbitration as per the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996)”. 4. A case is made out for appointment of an Arbitrator. The Respondent is residing at Aurangabad. The Agreement is executed at Pune. So, let the place of sitting be at Pune. Hence, following order:- -: O R D E R :- (I) Retired Justice Shri.Shrikant Kulkarni (Former Judge, Bombay High Court) is hereby appointed as the sole Satish Sangar 2/4 914-ARP-140-2026.doc Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes and differences between the parties arising out and in connection with the matter referred above. Office address :- Subodh Heights, Plot No.41, Shivprasad Co- operative Housing Society, Pune–411030. Email id :- Justice.shrikantkulkarni@gmail.com Contact No. :- 9833029277. (II) The place of arbitration shall be at Pune. (III) A copy of this order will be communicated to the learned sole Arbitrator by the Advocates for the Petitioner within a period of one week from the date of upload of this order. The Petitioner shall provide the contact and communication particulars of the parties to the Arbitral Tribunal along with copy of this order. (IV) The learned sole Arbitrator is requested to forward the statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read with Section 12(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to the parties within a period of two weeks from receipt of copy of this order. (V) The parties shall appear before the learned sole Arbitrator on such date and at such place as indicated, to obtain appropriate directions with regard to conduct of the arbitration including fixing a schedule for pleadings, examination of witnesses, if any, schedule of hearings etc. At such meeting, the parties shall provide a valid and functional email address along with mobile and landline numbers of the respective Advocates of the parties to the Arbitral Satish Sangar 3/4 914-ARP-140-2026.doc Tribunal. Communications to such email addresses shall constitute valid service of correspondence in connection with the arbitration. (VI) All arbitral costs and fees of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be borne by the parties equally as per the Schedule. 5. The Arbitration Petition is disposed of. [S. M. MODAK, J.] Satish Sangar 4/4