NORTH EAST CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AND REACH vs M/S RHINO BAMBOO INDUSTRY

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 15.05.2025 + FAO (COMM) 128/2025 & CM APPL. 29710-11/2025 NORTH EAST CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AND REACH .....Appellant Through: Mr Raghvender Mohan Bajaj, Ms Sajal Awasthi, Advocates. versus M/S RHINO BAMBOO INDUSTRY .....Respondent Through: Mr Durga Dutt, Mr Pradeep Yadav, Ms Ravleen Kaur Kalsi, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA VIBHU BAKHRU, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellant has filed the above captioned appeal under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [A&C Act], inter alia, impugning the order dated 25.02.2025 [impugned order] passed by the learned Commercial Court in OMP (COMM.) No.81/2021 captioned M/s. Rhino Bamboo Industry v. North East Centre for Technology Application & Reach, whereby the same was allowed. 2. The respondent had filed the aforesaid petition [being OMP (COMM.) No.81/2021] under Section 34 of the A&C Act impugning an arbitral award dated 15.04.2021 [impugned award], inter alia, on the ground that it was rendered by an arbitral tribunal [Arbitral Tribunal] comprising of a sole arbitrator that was unilaterally appointed by the