SIGNPOST INDIA PRIVATE LTD vs BRIHAN MUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING

Neeta Sawant FC-ARB NO-282 OF 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO.282 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO . 7232 OF 2025 SIGNPOST INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED ...Petitioner V/s. BRIHAN MUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING ...Respondent Mr. Harshvardhan Kotla with Mr. Dhanesh Dhotre & Ms. Shruti Bedekar i/b Mr. Ajay Basutkar, for Petitioner. Mr. Nirav Shah with Ms. Aprajita Mahto & Ms. Shraddha Nagaonkar i/b Mr. Sagar Shetty, for Respondent. CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. Reserved On : 25 NOVEMBER 2025. Pronounced On : 04 DECEMBER 2025. Judgment: 1) Petitioner has filed the present Petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) challenging the Award dated 2 January 2024 passed by the learned sole Arbitrator. By the impugned Award, the learned sole Arbitrator has rejected all the claims made by the Petitioner. The counterclaim filed by the Respondent is allowed to the extent of sum of Rs. 49,60,063/- towards interest on delayed payment charges, Rs. 46,78,000/- towards RTO fees and Rs. 37,29,000/- towards defacement charges. The learned sole Arbitrator has also awarded