WTC NOIDA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PVT. LTD. vs MS. ARTI KHATTAR & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16.01.2025 + FAO (COMM) 12/2025 WTC NOIDA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PVT. LTD. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Shaunak Kashyap, Ms. Nistha Gupta & Ms. Gayatri Dahiya, Advs. versus MS. ARTI KHATTAR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J (ORAL) CM APPL. 2672/2025—exp. 1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions. FAO (COMM) 12/2025 & CM APPL. 2671/2025—Addl.doc. 2. This appeal has been filed by the appellant, challenging the Order dated 13.01.2025 passed by the learned District Judge (Commercial Court-6), South-East, Saket District Court, in OMP (I) (COMM.) No.2/2025, titled WTC Noida Development Company Pvt. Ltd. vs. Ms. Arti Khattar & Anr., dismissing the petition filed by the appellant under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as being not maintainable, holding that the arbitration clause 3. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant had taken on lease commercial space in Plaza M-6, Uppal Plaza, Jasola Commercial Complex, New Delhi, from the respondents vide a lease deed dated 01.11.2013. The said lease deed