Bombay High Court Declines to Pause Arbitration in Cox & Kings–SAP Dispute

The Bombay High Court held that writ jurisdiction cannot be used to stall arbitration when jurisdictional objections were already considered, and the case does not meet the rare and exceptional standard for court interference at the interim stage.

The dispute involved SAP India’s challenge to a sole arbitrator hearing a ₹45.99-crore claim by bankrupt travel company Cox & Kings.

SAP argued the contracts were wrongly treated as composite, but the Court said the proper remedy is a post-award challenge, and noted SAP cannot be permitted a fourth chance through writ jurisdiction. 

The writ petition was dismissed.

[SAP India Pvt Ltd & Anr. v. Cox & Kings Ltd.]