Meghalaya High Court
State Huda vs Meghalaya on 13 July, 2026
Author: H. S. Thangkhiew
Bench: H. S. Thangkhiew
2026:MLHC:697
Serial No. 18
Regular List
HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA
AT SHILLONG
Arb. P. No. 5 of 2026
Date of Decision: 13.07.2026
M/s Quest Retail Private Limited,
Having its Registered office at G-10, Ground Floor,
City Pulse, Narain Singh Circle, Tonk Road,
Jaipur, Rajasthan-302004, represented by
Shri Robin Kumar Chawla
Authorised representative,
S/o Sh. Krishan Kumar Chawla,
R/o House No. 326, First Floor Urban E,
State Huda, Sector 9A, Gurgaon, Haryana-122001.
... Petitioner(s)
Versus
Shri Shakti Laitphlang,
S/o Shri Mohan Kumar Khanna,
R/o Laitumkhrah, Shilong-793001.
Meghalaya ... Respondent(s)
Coram:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice H. S. Thangkhiew, Judge
Appearance:
For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. S. Chanda, Adv.
For the Respondent(s) :
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i) Whether approved for reporting in Yes/No
Law journals etc:
ii) Whether approved for publication Yes/No
in press:
JUDGMENT AND ORDER
1. This application has been filed under Section 11(6) of the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) seeking appointment
of an Arbitrator for adjudication of the disputes between the petitioner and
the respondents in accordance with the A&C Act, arising out of the
License Agreement dated 23rd October, 2024.
2. In the course of the proceedings, the learned counsel for the
parties have no objections to the name suggested by this Court, to be the
sole arbitrator to adjudicate the matter.
3. In the circumstances, this application is finally disposed of by
referring the disputes and differences to the sole arbitrator; and hereby
orders as follows: –
i) Mr. Philemon Nongbri, Advocate is hereby appointed as the
Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes and
differences between the parties arising out of and in
connection with the Agreement referred to above.
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ii) A copy of this order will be communicated to the learned
Sole Arbitrator by the petitioner within a period of 2(two)
weeks, from the date of this order, along with contact details
and other particulars of the parties to the Arbitral Tribunal
alongwith a copy of this order.
iii) The learned Sole Arbitrator is requested to forward the
Statutory Statement of Disclosure under Section 11(8) read
with Section 12(1) of the A&C Act, 1996 to the advocates for
the applicant, so as to enable them to file the same in the
Registry of this Court, which shall retain the same in the file
of this application, and a copy be furnished by the advocate
for the applicant to the respondents.
iv) 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 hearing etc.
v) All arbitral costs and fees of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be
borne by the parties equally in the first instance and shall be
subject to any final Award that may be passed by the Tribunal
in relation to costs.
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4. As ordered above, the instant application accordingly stands
disposed of.
JUDGE
Meghalaya
13.07.2026
“V. Lyndem-AR-PS”
Signature Not Verified Page 4 of 4
Digitally signed by
VALENTINO LYNDEM
Date: 2026.07.13 17:13:49 IST
