The Punjab & Haryana High Court has appointed former judge Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu as the sole arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute concerning the claim of chairmanship raised by Karan Paul in KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, the company that owns the IPL franchise Punjab Kings.

The appointment was made despite opposition from Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia, while Preity Zinta supported the request for appointment of a sole arbitrator. The Court, after considering the rival submissions, proceeded to constitute the arbitral tribunal to resolve the inter se disputes among the stakeholders.

Appearances:

Senior Advocate Puneet Bali, along with Kunal Vajani, assisted by Shubhang Tandon and Ishan Puri of Fox & Mandal, instructed by Vipul Joshi, appeared for Karan Paul.

Senior Advocate Amit Jhanji, along with Ankur Saigal, instructed by Shrey Goyal, represented Mohit Burman.

Senior Advocate Anand Chhibbar, instructed by Amitabh Tewari, appeared for Ness Wadia. Sangram Saron, assisted by M. B. Rajwade, appeared for Preity Zinta.