M/S EUPRAXIA ADVISORY PVT. LTD. vs SONARTARI MULTISTATE AGRO COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED (SONACO) & ORS.

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$~O-4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ARB.P. 200/2025 Date of Decision: 29.04.2025 IN THE MATTER OF: M/S EUPRAXIA ADVISORY PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Hemant Chauhan, Adv. versus SONARTARI MULTISTATE AGRO COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED (SONACO) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vinay Prakash Singh, Advs. for R-1 to 7 Mr. Deepak Thukral and Mr. Nikhil Goyal, Advs. for R-8 PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act), seeking appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate disputes between the parties arising from a General Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding (Agreement/MoU). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a private limited company, incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013, with its registered office at C-54, Anupam Apartments, Vasundhra Enclave, Delhi-110096, and corporate office at B-107, 2nd Floor, Sector-6, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The petitioner is engaged in providing advisory, ancillary, and auxiliary services across various sectors, including agriculture, forestry, Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:DEEPAK Signed BISSYAN Signing Date:07.05.2025 By:PURUSHAINDRA 17:54:59 KUMAR KAURAV animal husbandry, rural development, and social and tribal welfare. 3. Learned counsel further submits that respondents No.1 to 7 entered into a duly notarized MoU dated 17.01.2023 with the petitioner, the original of which remains with respondents, and a copy retained by the petitioner. It is highlighted that respondent No.1 was selected by the Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium Haryana (Respondent No.8 – “SFACH”) for forming and promoting 100 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in Haryana, pursuant to