TELFORD MARINE DMCC vs BHAMBHANI SHIPPING LIMITED

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Neeta Sawant CARBP-727-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 727 OF 2025 TELFORD MARINE DMCC …..PETITIONER : VERSUS : BHAMBHANI SHIPPING LIMITED and Another ….RESPONDENTS Mr. Prashant Pratap, Senior Advocate with Ms. Sneha Goud, Ms. Lavanya Chopra i/b Bose & Mitra & Co., for Petitioner Mr. Mayur Khandeparkar with Mr. Pratik Amin, Mr. Harsh Agarwal i/b Pratik Amin Associates, for Respondent No. 1 Mr. Cyrus Ardeshir, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sujit Lahoti, Mr. Mahesh Dube, Mr. Tejesvi Nakashi, Mr. Haaris Koradia i/b Sujit Lahoti & Associates, for Respondent No. 2 CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. Digitally signed by NEETA NEETA SHAILESH SHAILESH SAWANT JUDGMENT RESD. ON : 9 JANUARY 2026. SAWANT Date: 2026.01.21 19:00:27 +0530 JUDGMENT PRON. ON : 21 JANUARY 2026. Judgment : 1) This is a post-foreign award Petition filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) seeking deposit of the awarded sum and for restraining the Respondent from selling, transferring, leasing, mortgaging or encumbering the vessel MV- HALANI-6 for securing the award. 2) On 27 June 2022, a contract was entered into between the Petitioner and Respondent for Sub-Time Charter of the vessel NOR ____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE NO. 1 of 28 21 JANUARY 2026 Neeta Sawant CARBP-727-2025 Goliath. The Petitioner had sub-chartered the Vessel to the Respondent. Clause 37(c) of the contract provided for reference of the disputes through arbitration in Singapore under Singapore International Arbitration Act and in accordance with Arbitration Rules of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration. On 29 September 2022, an incident occurred where the gangway