ALCON BUILDERS AND ENGINEER PVT LTD vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 02.07.2025 FAO(OS) 57/2023 & CM APPL. 22981/2023, CM APPL. 22982/2023 ALCON BUILDERS AND ENGINEER PVT LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Yash S. Vijay and Mr. Shikhar Aggarwal, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Bhavi Garg, Adv. for Mr. Subhash Tanwar, CGSC, Mr. Rajdev Kumar, and Mr. Naveen, Advs. and Mr. Deepak Tanwar, GP for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This appeal has been filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (in short, ‘A&C Act’), challenging the Judgment and Order dated 17.01.2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’) passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in O.M.P. No. 146/2008 titled Union of India & Anr. v. Alcon Builders and Engineer Pvt. Ltd, partially setting aside the Arbitral Award dated 09.08.2007 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator. The learned 2. The Arbitral Award had allowed the claims of the appellant while dismissing the counter claims of the respondent, with the following directions: “35 I make the award as follows:- I That the respondent shall pay to