Gail (India) Ltd. v. Pioneer Power Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
GAIL (India) Ltd v Pioneer Power Ltd; ARB.P. 1529/2025; High Court of Delhi; Amit Bansal, J.; order dated 11.12.2025; Section 11(6), Section 21 and Section 12, Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; appointment of Sole Arbitrator; Gas Sales Agreement dated 21.02.2011; arbitration Clause 24.2(c); invocation notice dated 26.01.2025 unanswered; respondent served but unrepresented (uncontested); DIAC; DIAC (Administrative Cost and Arbitrators' Fees) Rules 2018; Justice (Retd.) G.S. Sistani appointed; arbitrability and preliminary objections left open; no expression on merits.
What did the court decide?
Petition under Section 11(6) disposed of by referring the disputes arising out of the Gas Sales Agreement dated 21.02.2011 to Justice (Retd.) G.S. Sistani, Former Judge, Delhi High Court, as Sole Arbitrator; proceedings to be held under the aegis and Rules of DIAC; remuneration per DIAC (Administrative Cost and Arbitrators' Fees) Rules, 2018; declaration under Section 12 of the Act before entering the reference; parties to approach the Arbitrator within two weeks; Registry to send copy of order to Secretary, DIAC and the learned Sole Arbitrator.