Delhi High Court
O.M.P. (COMM)/407/2020 of DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs VARINDERA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED on 7 September 2026
THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010153652020 + O.M.P. (COMM) 407/2020, I.A. 3204/2020 DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Katyal, Standing Counsel, with Ms. Chand Chopra and Mr. Punishk Handa, Advs. versus VARINDERA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010153652020
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O.M.P. (COMM) 407/2020, I.A. 3204/2020
DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Sanjay Katyal, Standing Counsel,
with Ms. Chand Chopra and Mr.
Punishk Handa, Advs.
versus
VARINDERA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Bhupesh Narula, Ms. Rinku
Narula, Mr. Anugrah Ekka and Mr
Kanishk Taneja, Advocates
CNR No. DLHC010256772020
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OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 96/2020, I.A. 9711/2020
VARINDERA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
.....Decree Holder
Through:
Mr. Bhupesh Narula, Ms. Rinku
Narula, Mr. Anugrah Ekka and Mr
Kanishk Taneja, Advocates
versus
DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
.....Judgement Debtor
Through:
Mr. Sanjay Katyal, Standing Counsel,
with Ms. Chand Chopra and Mr.
Punishk Handa, Advs.
Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Mr. Aditya
Verma,
Mr.
Kamlendu
Pandey,
Advocate(s)
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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
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1. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner very fairly and candidly states that the Arbitrator has been appointed unilaterally.
2. In view of the Judgments passed by the Apex Court in TRF Ltd. v. EnergoEngg. Projects Ltd., (2017) 8 SCC 377, Perkins Eastman Architects DPC & Anr. vs. HSCC (India) Limited, (2020) 20 SCC 760 and Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) v. ECI SPIC SMO MCML (JV) A Joint Venture Co., (2025) 4 SCC 641, the Award is set aside.
3. Resultantly, the petition being O.M.P. (COMM) 407/2020 filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the Execution Petition being OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 96/2020 stand dismissed, along with pending application(s), if any.
4. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to file a fresh petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of an Arbitrator.
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 Prateek This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/09/2026 at 11:18:06