DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs M/S NARAINDAS R ISRANI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 30.01.2025 Pronounced on : 06.05.2025 + O.M.P. (COMM) 203/2020 DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Kritika Gupta, Advocate Versus M/S NARAINDAS R ISRANI ..... Respondent Through: Mr.Vivekanand and Mr.Abhishek, CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed raising certain objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereafter, the „A&C Act‟) against the award dated 22.01.2009 (hereafter, the „impugned award‟) delivered by the Arbitral Tribunal comprising of Sole Arbitrator (hereafter, „AT‟) with respect to Claims No. 1&39, 5, 7, 14, 16, 20, 23, 28, 31, 34, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48&49. 2. The impugned award came to be delivered in the context of contract dated 24.12.1987 which came to be executed in consequence of a Public Tender invited by the petitioner for “Construction of 152 Nos. Houses for Cat-II & Cat-III (76 Cat-II & 76 Cat-III) & 114 Scooter garages i/c water supply etc. in Group-I under SFS Sector-I, Pocket K&Lat Sarita Vihar.” 1989. The work actually came to be completed on 31.03.1992. DISPUTES BEFORE THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL 3. T