HOTEL LEELAVENTURE LIMITED vs AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN

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ARAST.12153.2021 (HLV).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ARBITRATION APPEAL (STAMP) NO.12153 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1358 OF 2021 IN ARBITRATION APPEAL (STAMP) NO.12153 OF 2021 WITH ARBITRATION APPEAL NO.83 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.11778 OF 2024 Digitally IN signed by SHRADDHA SHRADDHA KAMLESH ARBITRATION APPEAL NO.83 OF 2024 KAMLESH TALEKAR TALEKAR Date: 2025.06.09 17:49:06 +0530 HLV Limited (Formerly Known as Hotel Leela Venture Limited) ...Applicant Versus Airports Authority of India Through Its Chairman ...Respondent ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.28 OF 2017 WITH COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.64 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.1196 OF 2025 IN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.64 OF 2025 HLV Limited (Formerly Known as Hotel Leela venture Limited) ...Applicant Versus Airports Authority of India Through Its Chairman ...Respondent Mr. Rafique Dada, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Vivek Menon, Mr. Ankoosh Mehta, Mr. Sarah Navodia, Mr. Advait Shukla, Mr. Alok Agrawal i/b. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Advocates for Applicant. Mr. Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, Senior Advocate i/b. Mr. Ajay Khaire a/w. Mr. Tamanna Bafna, Advocates for Respondent. Page 1 of 36 June 9, 2025 Shraddha Talekar ARAST.12153.2021 (HLV).doc CORAM : SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J. Reserved on : February 20, 2025 Pronounced on : June 9, 2025 JUDGEMENT: Core Controversy: 1. This bunch of proceedings essentially centre around one core question – whether disputes and differences relating to eviction and recovery of dues under lease deeds governing two parcels of land, fall within the scope of the arbitration agreements contained in the lease deeds, particularly in the light of the inherent deeming decla