JHANKAR BANQUETS THROUGH ITS PARTNER MR. MAHESH KAPOOR vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 26th November, 2025 + ARB.P. 559/2025 JHANKAR BANQUETS THROUGH ITS PARTNER MR. MAHESH KAPOOR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Gupta and Mr. Ankit Jain, Senior Advocates with Mr. Aditya Chauhan and Ms. Muskaan Mehra, Advocates. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Ms. Geetanjali Reddy and Mr. Aditya Sachdeva, Advocates. + ARB.P. 560/2025 JHANKAR BANQUETS THROUGH ITS PARTNER MR. MAHESH KAPOOR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Gupta and Mr. Ankit Jain, Senior Advocates with Mr. Aditya Chauhan and Ms. Muskaan Mehra, Advocates. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Ms. Geetanjali Reddy and Mr. Aditya Sachdeva, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. 1. These petitions are filed on behalf of the Petitioner under Section 11(5) and (6) read with Section (6A) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:KAMAL KUMAR ARB.P. 559/2025 and connected matter Page 1 of 25 Signing Date:27.11.2025 22:37:56 1996 (‘1996 Act’) for appointment of Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. ARB.P. 559/2025 2. Petitioner is a Partnership Firm running its business under the name ‘Jhankar Banquets’. DDA/Respondent decided to lease out the Tower Restaurant vide Resolution No. 50/93 dated 23.03.1993 on leasehold basis for a period of 30 years, including adjoining area which was to be given on licence basis for holding social functions, including marriages etc. Petitioner avers that DDA assured that running of the Tower Restaurant was permissible as all necessary permissions had been obtained and that there wa