Shubham Equipment Private Limited vs Rothwell Water Company Limited

Shubham Equipment Private Limited vs Rothwell Water Company Limited on 8 October, 2026 Author: Surya Kant Bench: Surya Kant 2026 INSC 1098 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION (CIVIL) NO.7 OF 2025 Shubham Equipment Private Limited & Anr. .… Petitioner(s) Versus Rothwell Water Company Limited & Ors. …. Respondent(s) WITH ARBITRATION PETITION (CIVIL) NO.8 OF 2025 ORDER Joymalya Bagchi, J. 1. Both the petitions involve same parties and raise common questions of law and fact. Accordingly, they are being disposed of by a common order. 2. Petitioner No. 1, Shubham Equipment Private Limited (‘SEPL’) is an Indian company originally incorporated under Companies Act, 1956, now governed by Companies Act, Signature Not Verified 2013, having its registered office at Thane, Maharashtra, Digitally signed by SATISH KUMAR YADAV Date: 2026.10.08 16:01:57 IST India. It is engaged in the business of providing services with Reason: respect to cleaning of drinking water tanks under the trade 1  names ‘TANCLEAN’ and ‘SHUBHAM’. Petitioner No. 2, Mr. Sunil Suresh Uplap is one of the main promoters of SEPL. 3. Respondent No. 1, Rothwell Water Company Limited (‘RWCL’) is a company having its principal office at Gyeonggi-do, Korea, incorporated under the Companies Act, 2012 of the Republic of Korea. It is the holder of multiple patents in the technology of ‘Biological Nutrient Removal Process in Wastewater Treatment’. Respondent No. 2, Mr. Keonho Lee is one of the main promoters and President of RWC…