UNION OF INDIA vs AHLUWALIA CONTRACTS (INDIA) LTD.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 09.05.2025 + FAO(OS)(COMM) 108/2023 and CM Nos.26534/2023 & 26535/2023 UNION OF INDIA ..... Appellant Versus AHLUWALIA CONTRACTS (INDIA) LTD. ..... Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Appellant : Mr Sudhir Nandrajog, Senior Advocate with Mr Abhimanyu Garg and Mrs Preety Makkar and Ms Ankita Singh, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr S.K. Maniktala, Mr Udit Maniktala, Mr Jatin Kumar, Mr Sanchit Jain, Mr Mohit Sharma and Mr Kritik, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT VIBHU BAKHRU, J. 1. The appellant has filed the present intra-court appeal under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [A&C Act], inter alia, impugning an order dated 08.02.2023 [impugned order] passed by the learned Single Judge in OMP(COMM) 131/2016 captioned Ahluwalia Contract (India) Ltd. v. Union of India. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:TARUN RANA FAO(OS)(COMM) 108/2023 Page 1 of 34 Signing Date:13.05.2025 16:52:06 2. The respondent had filed the aforementioned application under Section 34 of the A&C Act for setting aside an arbitral award dated 20.11.2015 [impugned award] passed by the learned Arbitral Tribunal comprising of a Sole Arbitrator [Arbitral Tribunal]. Whilst the learned Arbitral Tribunal had allowed certain claims raised by the respondent (claimant before the Arbitral Tribunal), it had rejected the others being Claim Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, and 17. 3. The impugned award was rendered in the context of disputes that had arisen between the parties in connection with the contract dated 29.08.2011 for Package-III Electrical Services at AIIMS, Patna under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) [the Contract],