Delhi High Court
CONT.CAS(C)/532/2022 of JINDAL SAW LTD Vs M A ZAHID PROPRIETOR SMSK MINERAL TRADING COMPANY on 13 August 2026
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Date of Decision: 13th August, 2026
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CONT.CAS(C) 532/2022
JINDAL SAW LTD.
.....Petitioner
Through:
Ms. Preeti Goel, Mr. Anubhav Goel,
Ms. Priyanka Dhyani and Ms. Rashmi
Mishra, Advs.
Mob: 999171441
Email: preetigoel@pkmglaw.com
versus
M A ZAHID PROPRIETOR SMSK MINERAL TRADING
COMPANY
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Navin Kumar, Sr. Adv. with Ms.
Rashmeet Karu and Ms. Varnika
Singh, Advs.
Mob: 8889955457
Email: induslegal.nk@gmail.com
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA
MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (Oral):
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1. The present petition has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the orders dated 07th January, 2022, and 23rd March, 2022, passed by this Court in ARB.A.(COMM.) 10/2020. The basis of filing the present contempt petition is set out in paragraphs 9 and 12 thereof, which read as under:
“xxx xxx xxx
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2. This Court takes note of the compliance affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent which is on record before this Court. The said affidavit contains list of assets of the respondent, which was filed by the respondent before the learned Arbitrator.
3. The said affidavit has been filed by the respondent in terms of this Court’s order dated 17th November, 2025, thereby, placing on record the Affidavit dated 25th May 2022, which was filed before the Arbitrator.
4. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the respondent submits that an Affidavit in compliance of the orders dated 07th January, 2022, and 23rd March, 2022, was filed by the respondent before the Arbitrator with a delay of 23 days, on 25th May, 2022.
5. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the Affidavit dated 25th May, 2022, filed before the Arbitrator was not in terms of the directions passed by this Court.
6. This Court takes note of the fact that the arbitral proceedings between the parties have already culminated into an Award in favour of the petitioner herein.
7. This Court is informed that a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”), filed on behalf of the respondent herein also stands dismissed.
8. Further, this Court is also informed that execution proceedings have also been instituted on behalf of the petitioner before the District Court, Karnataka. However, the same have been stayed by the High Court of Karnataka Bench at Dharwad.
9. Accordingly, considering the facts and circumstances of the present case, this Court is of the view that no non-compliance of the directions passed by this Court is attributable to the respondent.
10. The Affidavit in terms of the orders dated 07th January, 2022, and 23rd March, 2022, already stands filed by the respondent before the Arbitrator, the proceedings before whom already stand concluded.
11. No further orders are required to be passed in the present petition.
12. The present petition is accordingly disposed of.
MINI PUSHKARNA, J AUGUST 13, 2026/SK