M/S Khub Chand Tyagi v. Delhi Jal Board
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 178/2024 (connected EX.APPL.(OS) 1283/2024), order dated 08.05.2025 by Jasmeet Singh, J. Decree-holder M/s Khub Chand Tyagi sought enforcement of Arbitral Award dated 07.04.2015 against judgment-debtor Delhi Jal Board. Court treated the award as a money decree, directed deposit of the entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest with the Registrar General within 6 weeks, permitted withdrawal on furnishing security, and preserved the right to revive the petition on non-deposit. Petition not pressed and disposed of. No specific quantum, statutory provision, or precedent is discussed in the order.
What did the court decide?
Counsel for the decree-holder did not press the petition and it was disposed of, with the judgment-debtor directed to deposit the entire awarded amount with up-to-date interest (in terms of the Arbitral Award dated 07.04.2015) with the Registrar General, Delhi High Court within 6 weeks; the decree-holder may withdraw the deposited amount on furnishing security, and may revive the petition if the deposit is not made.