Petitioner sought appointment of an arbitrator after its arbitral award was set aside for delay. Respondent did not dispute the arbitration agreement's existence. With consent of parties, the Court appointed Ms. Saroj Bidawat as Sole Arbitrator under Section 11(6), leaving all contentions open.
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H R BUILDERS .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Vishesh Wadhwa, Ms. Smadha Gupta and Ms. Snigdha Jha, Advocates.
versus DELHI AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD .....Respondent Through: Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel with Ms. Taniya Ahlawat, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH
I.A. 11795/2025 (Exemption)
ARB.P. 721/2025
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ARB.P. 721/2025
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delay of 13 months on account of factors attributable to the Respondent. Petitioner raised several claims for outstanding payments, which were not honoured and Petitioner invoked the arbitration clause 25 on 05.06.2014 and sought appointment of the Arbitrator.
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ARB.P. 721/2025
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JYOTI SINGH, J
MAY 9, 2025 S.Sharma/shivam
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ARB.P. 721/2025
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a Sole Arbitrator should be appointed under Section 11(6) to adjudicate disputes where the prior award was set aside for inordinate delay.
5 provisions across 1 enactments
H R Builders
Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board
Jyoti Singh
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