CENTER FOR RESEARCH PLANNING AND ACTION vs NATIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS BOARD MINISTRY OF AYUSH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 03 December 2024 Judgment pronounced on: 08 January 2025 + FAO (COMM) 161/2022 CENTER FOR RESEARCH PLANNING AND ACTION .....Appellant Through: Mr. Suryavansh Vashisth, Mr. Jayant Upadyay and Mr. Akshay Srivastava, Advs. versus NATIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS BOARD MINISTRY OF AYUSH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ....Respondent Through: Mr. Ruchir Mishra and Mr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Advs. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT 1. The appellant has preferred this appeal under Section 13(1) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 [―CC Act‖], read with Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [―The Act‖], assailing the impugned order dated 03.06.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in O.M.P.(Comm.) 79/2020 titled ―National Medicinal Plants Board v. Center for Research, Planning & Action”, whereby the learned Single Judge has set aside the arbitral award dated 11.02.2020. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the appellant is engaged in providing services related to data collection, organization, and 3. In accordance with the said Notification, the respondent is