PANAAYA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. vs ELECTRONIC TENDER. COM (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 19th November 2025 + O.M.P. (COMM) 260/2025 & I.A. 16562/2025 PANAAYA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Abhishek Tripathi, Mr. Pranav Malhotra and Mr. Udwipt Verm, Advocates. versus ELECTRONIC TENDER. COM (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Gautam Narayan, Senior Advocate with Ms. Asmita Singh, Mr. Arav Kapoor, Ms. Radhika Gupta and Ms. Akshita Gupta, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter ‘Act’) against the interim award dated 23rd December, 2024. 2. The petition is accompanied by an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act seeking condonation of delay of 49 days in re-filing the petition. 3. Mr. Gautam Narayan, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents, opposes the application filed for condonation of delay in re- filing. He places reliance on the judgment of this Court in Govt. (NCT of 3.1. He submits that there has been a total delay of 84 days beyond the maximum permissible condonable period of 30