UOI vs JASBIR SINGH

$~P-1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 08.04.2025 + O.M.P. (COMM) 291/2020 UOI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Sr. Panel Counsel with Ms. Drishti Saraf, Ms. Pragya Upadhyay, Advocates. versus JASBIR SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vivekanand and Mr. Abhishek Semwal, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN JUDGMENT 1. By way of this petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [hereinafter, “Act”], the petitioner- Union of India [hereinafter, “UoI”] seeks to assail an arbitral award dated 01.10.2014, by which a learned sole arbitrator has adjudicated disputes between the parties under an agreement dated 02.09.2005, bearing No. 24/ee(E)/FCED/2005-06. By way of the impugned award, a sum of ₹23,09,504/- has been awarded to the respondent- Jasbir Singh, sole proprietor of M/s Kalsi Engineers. A. Facts: 2. The petitioner invited tenders in the year 2005 for the execution of electrical work at the Regional Labour Institute at Sector- 47, Faridabad, 2005. The contractual value of the work was ₹24,91,256/-, and the period for completion of work was stipulated as nine months, calculated from the 22nd day after the