HINDUSTAN HYDRAULICS PVT. LTD. vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 20.02.2025 Pronounced on : 09.06.2025 + O.M.P. (COMM) 6/2017 HINDUSTAN HYDRAULICS PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Faisal Zafar, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mukul Singh (CGSC), Ms. Ira Singh and Mr. Bharat Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereafter, the „A&C Act‟) seeking setting aside of impugned award dated 05.09.2016 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal comprising of Sole Arbitrator (hereafter, „AT‟). 2. The Respondent, through Central Organization for Modernization of Workshops (COFMOW) issued a tender notice dated 29.03.2004 for procuring a “Double Column Guillitone Shearing Machine with Hydraulic Main Drive”. The Petitioner offered to sell the aforesaid machine to the Respondent vide its offer letter dated 27.03.2004 which was duly accepted by the Respondent on 07.06.2005, subject to terms and conditions mentioned in the acceptance letter. 3. Petitioner returned the signed copy of the terms and conditions of the contract vide its letter dated 21.06.2