Jammu and Kashmir High Court
AA/1/2025 of M/S D S CONSTRUCTION TH DILJEET SINGH SACHDEVA Vs UNION OF INDIA TH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI AND OTHERS on 14 July 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU AA No. 1/2025 M/S D S Constructions, Govt. Approved and Registered “ A ” Class Builders and Contractors 128, Cantt. Road, Garha, Jalandhar, Through its partner Sh. Diljeet Singh Sachdeva, Age 36 years, S/o Sh. Jasvinder Singh R/o 848,
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
AA No. 1/2025
M/S D S Constructions,
Govt. Approved and Registered
“A” Class Builders and Contractors 128,
Cantt. Road, Garha, Jalandhar,
Through its partner Sh. Diljeet Singh Sachdeva, Age 36 years, S/o Sh. Jasvinder Singh R/o 848, Urban Estate, Phase-II, Jalandhar (Pb.)
….. Petitioner
Through: Mr. Jugal Kishore Gupta, Advocate
Vs
1.
Union of India, Through Secretary to Govt.
Ministry of Defence,
South Block, New Delhi.
2.
The Chief Engineer,
HQ CE (AF) Udhampur Zone,
Air Force Station, Udhampur,
PIN-182101 (J&K)
3.
HQ Commander Works Engineer,
Air Force, Leh
PIN-900465 C/o 56 APO
4.
Garrison Engineer (AF) Thoise
Military Engineering Services,
PIN-937219 C/o 56 APO
.….Respondents
Through: Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI with
Mr. Eishaan Dadhichi, CGSC
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE
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ORDER
(14.07.2026)
01. Petitioner, through the medium of this petition filed under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is aggrieved of the impugned Supplementary List-1 Serial No. 94
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AA No. 1/2025
Order/Letter No. 85021/CEAFU12/253/E8 dated 13.02.2025 issued by the respondent No. 2 – Chief Engineer to the extent of cancellation of contract work under condition 54 of the General condition of Contract (IAFW-2249), which provides that the balance work shall be completed through another agency, at the risk and cost of the contractor.
02. Learned counsel for the parties submit that Mr. Satish Chandra, Additional Director General (Retd.), has been appointed as a sole arbitrator, to arbitrate the disputes arising out of the contract between the parties vide order dated 11.02.2026, passed by this Court in Arbitration Petition No. 54/2025.
03. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the interim arrangement ordered by this Court on 18.03.2025 be made subject to the outcome of the arbitration proceedings. Learned counsel for the respondents has stated no objections to this plea.
04. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of, at this stage, providing that the interim order dated 18.03.2025 passed in this petition and the recovery, if any, which was stayed by this Court vide interim order dated 26.11.2025 shall be subject to the outcome of arbitration proceedings.
05. The petition is disposed of, accordingly.
(M A CHOWDHARY) JUDGE JAMMU
14.07.2026
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