Non-agreement on arbitrator not a justifiable ground to dispense with invocation of arbitration under Section 21

Malvika Rajnikant Mehta Vs JESS Construction (Bombay High Court) Facts- The applicants executed a deed of conveyance in favour of the respondent. The Conveyance Deed provided for a mechanism for resolution of dispute between the parties through arbitration to be presided over by Mr. Kirti K. Shah, an Architect, as the sole Arbitrator. Asserting that the respondent failed to perform its part of the contract, the petitioners claimed to have invoked the arbitration by lodging a statement of claim with the named Arbitrator Mr. Kirti K. Shah, on 8th June, 2018. The respondent took a stand that the ...