VIRTUOUS ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED vs SMART POWER GRID LIMITED & ANR.

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 08.07.2025 + ARB.P. 1267/2024 VIRTUOUS ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Shivam Goel, Ms. Ramya S. Goel, Ms. Sanya Sharma, Advs. versus SMART POWER GRID LIMITED & ANR. ..... Respondents Through: Ms. Anusha Nagrajan, Ms. Aakansha Bhola, Advs. For R-2. + ARB.P. 1268/2024 VIRTUOUS ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Shivam Goel, Ms. Ramya S. Goel, Ms. Sanya Sharma, Advs. versus SMART POWER GRID LIMITED & ANR. ..... Respondents Through: Ms. Anusha Nagrajan, Ms. Aakansha Bhola, Advs. For R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petitions filed under section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred as ‘A&C Act’) seeks appointment of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. 2. At the outset, it is noticed that these petitions are predicated on the same factual conspectus, in the backdrop of two separate Letters of Award Signature Not Verified ARB.P. 1267/2024 & ARB.P. 1268/2024 Page 1 of 19 Digitally Signed By:ABHISHEK THAKUR Signing Date:17.07.2025 03:53:20 issued in favour of the petitioner. Since there are two Letters of Award, separate petitions have been filed qua each. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES 3. The petitioner in the present petition is a ‘Micro Enterprise’ under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) and is engaged in the energy sector for providing Project Management Consultancy (PMC) and Operation and Maintenance Services (O&M) in respect of substations and transmission lines across India. 4. It is averred in the petition that at the time when the Letter of Awards and subsequent work orders for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the