VILLUPURAM HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD vs NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 29th July, 2025 + ARB.P. 1829/2024 VILLUPURAM HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anil K. Airi, Senior Advocate with Ms. Bindiya L. Airi, Mr. Ravi K. Chandna, Mr. Vishal Tyagi, Mr. Mudit Ruhella and Mr. Shayuk Kumar, Advocates. versus NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA.....Respondent Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar, Standing Counsel along with Mr. Kartik Gupta, Mr. Aditya Ramani, Mr. Devansh Malhotra, Ms. Nidhi Rani and Mr. Vaibhav Mishra, Advocates. + ARB.P. 2090/2024 SURYAPET KHAMMAM ROAD PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Nayar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nilava Bandyopadhyay, Mr. Rahul Pandey and Ms. Zeel Gondaliya, Advocates. versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA.....Respondent Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi and Mr. Khubaib Shakeel, Advocates. + ARB.P. 423/2025 and I.A. 7558/2025 and 10248/2025 PANAGARH PALSIT ROAD PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Nayar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nilava Bandyopadhyay, Mr. Rahul Pandey and Ms. Zeel Gondaliya, Advocates. versus Signature Not Verified ARB.P. 1829/2024 and connected matters Page 1 of 31 Digitally Signed By:KAMAL KUMAR Signing Date:30.07.2025 19:33:40 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA.....Respondent Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar, Standing Counsel along with Mr. Kartik Gupta, Mr. Aditya Ramani, Mr. Devansh Malhotra, Ms. Nidhi Rani and Mr. Vaibhav Mishra, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. 1. These petitions are filed by the Petitioners under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘1996 Act’) for appointment of Arbitrators to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. On account of similitude of questions of law involved in the three petitions, they wer