M/S Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. v. M/S Power Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitution/appointment of sole arbitrator — TCIL v. Power Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd. — O.M.P. (T) (COMM.) 7/2026 — High Court of Delhi (Mini Pushkarna J, 27.02.2026) — Section 14 read with Section 15(2), Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 — prior arbitrator elevated as Judge — proceedings pending at DIAC with statement of claim filed — respondent no objection — Dr. N.P. Kaushik, Former District & Sessions Judge, appointed — DIAC Rules 2018 remuneration — Section 12 declaration — arbitrability and merits left open — claim approx Rs. 1,50,00,000 plus interest — petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Substitution/appointment effected: Dr. N.P. Kaushik, Former District and Sessions Judge, Delhi, appointed Sole Arbitrator; arbitration to proceed under the aegis and Rules of DIAC, Sher Shah Road, New Delhi; remuneration per the DIAC (Administrative Cost and Arbitrators' Fees) Rules, 2018; arbitrator to furnish a Section 12 declaration before entering the reference, with liberty to apply to the Court in case of impediment; all rights, contentions, arbitrability objections and claims/counter-claims left open; parties to approach the arbitrator within two weeks of appointment; Registry directed to send a copy of the order to the Secretary, DIAC, and the Arbitrator.