FERTILIZERS & CHEM. TRAVANCORE LTD. vs M/S. SAUDI INDUSTRIAL EXPORT CO. — ARBIT.PETITON No. 5/2005

Case Summary: Arbitration Petition No. 5 of 2005 Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd. sought appointment of an arbitrator to resolve a dispute with Saudi Industrial Export Co. over a February 1999 sulphur supply contract. The respondent failed to supply the balance quantity, leading to contract cancellation and a damages claim of $11,857. Justice Tarun Chatterjee appointed Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. Jagannadha Rao (former Supreme Court Judge) as the independent arbitrator, as the respondent did not appear or consent to the petitioner's initially proposed arbitrator. The arbitrator was directed to make an award within six months from entering the reference, with remuneration to be self-determined. The petition was disposed of on February 2, 2006. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.