M/S. BVG INDIA LTD. vs NAGAR NIGAM JAIPUR GREATER & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 9th July, 2025 + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 191/2025 & I.A. 5294/2025 M/S. BVG INDIA LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhil Sibal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sandeep S. Ladda, Mr. Soumik Ghosal, Mr. Akshat Malpani and Ms. Jahnavi Sindhu, Advocates. versus NAGAR NIGAM JAIPUR GREATER & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vigyan Shah, AAG with Mr. Amit Agrawal, Mr. Rahul Kukreja, Ms. Sana Jain, Mr. Sankalp Vijay, Mr. Saubendra Singh and Mr. Anupam Agrawal, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. 1. This petition is filed on behalf of the Petitioner under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘1996 Act’) seeking extension of the mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator till 23.08.2026. 2. Petitioner is stated to be one of the largest integrated Facility Management Services company in India and is inter alia engaged in execution of several projects, such as, Electrification Projects, Emergency Response Services and Facility Management Services. Respondents No.1 and 2 are incorporated under the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959. Nagar Nigam, Jaipur was the erstwhile Municipal Corporation, which by a Notification dated 18.10.2019 was divided into Respondents No.1 and 2. O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 191/2025 Page 1 of 37 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:KAMAL KUMAR Signing Date:11.07.2025 18:21:26 3. Disputes arose between the parties under the terms of Agreement dated 24.03.2017, originally executed between the Petitioner and Nagar Nigam, Jaipur and continued by Respondents No.1 and 2, read with Supplementary Agreement dated 20.04.2021, executed with Respondent No.2 pertaining to ‘Door to Door Collection, Segregation, Secondary Storage and Transportation of Was