GREAT EASTERN ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED vs SOPAN PROJECTS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24th APRIL, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + O.M.P. (T) (COMM.) 102/2023 & I.A. 21494/2023 GREAT EASTERN ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raj Shekhar Rao, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Shrey Chathly, Adv versus SOPAN PROJECTS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vadlamani Seshagiri, Mr. Siddharth Sachar, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD JUDGMENT 1. The Petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking termination of the mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator. 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts leading to the filing of the present petition are as follows:- i. The Petitioner is a company engaged in the business of exploration, production, sale and distribution of Coal Bed Methane Gas (CBM), which is an eco-friendly alternative source of fuel. The Petitioner has been awarded an area of 210 square kilometres in Raniganj, West Bengal, to carry out its 2011. v. It is stated that the Respondent did not conclude the work to be executed at the Petitioner’s facility as per the Work Order and ultimately abandoned the same, without completion,