SHELLZ INDIA PVT. LTD. vs M/S CHAWLA PRINTERS

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$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 29.05.2025 + EFA(COMM) 6/2025 SHELLZ INDIA PVT. LTD. .....APPELLANT Through: Mr. Sameer Rohtagi, Mr. Namit Suri, Ms. Surabhi Sinha and Mr. Kartikey Singh, Advs. versus M/S CHAWLA PRINTERS .....RESPONDENT Through: Mr. Aditya, Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav and Mr. Afsar, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 34935/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. EFA(COMM) 6/2025 and CM APPL. 34934/2025 2. This appeal has been filed challenging the Order dated 16.04.2025 passed by the learned District Judge, Commercial Court- 02, Rohini Courts, North District, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Executing Court’) in Execution (Comm.) No. 101/2024, titled M/s Chawla Printers v. M/s Shellz India Pvt. Ltd., dismissing the objections filed by the appellant to the enforcement of the Arbitral Award dated 20.03.2024 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator. 3. By the Impugned Order, the learned Executing Court has Signature Not Verified Signed By:PALLAVI EFA(COMM) 6/2025 Page 1 of 3 VERMA Signing Date:31.05.2025 16:10:07 dismissed the objections filed by the appellant herein, solely on the ground that the objections filed by the appellant by way of an application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as, ‘A&C Act’) had already been dismissed on 18.03.2025. 4. The learned counsel for the appellant, placing reliance on the Judgment of the Supreme Court in Electrosteel Steel Limited (M/s ESL Steel Limited) v. Ispat Carrier Private Limited, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 829, submits that the objections to the enforcement of an Arbitral Award under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 are no