DELHI TRANSCO LIMITED vs MS HINDUSTAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 01.09.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 09.10.2025 + FAO (COMM) 146/2025 and CM APPL. 34141/2025 DELHI TRANSCO LIMITED .....Appellant Through: Mr. S.K. Singh, Adv. versus M/S HINDUSTAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Chirag Kher, Ms. Neha Gupta, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR J. 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961 read with Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, impugning the Judgment dated 28.03.20252, passed by the learned District Judge-08, Tis Hazari Courts (Central), Delhi3, in Arbitration Case No. 117/2017 (earlier registered as O.M.P. No. 33/2009). 2. By the Impugned Judgment, the learned District Court dismissed the petition filed by the Appellant under Section 34 of the A&C Act, wherein the Appellant had sought to set aside the Arbitral 1 A&C Act 2 Impugned Judgment 3 District Court Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR FAO (COMM) 146/2025 Page 1 of 34 BHATIA Signing Date:10.10.2025 16:37:36 Award dated 02.09.20084 passed by a three-member Arbitral Tribunal5. BRIEF FACTS: 3. The Appellant, Delhi Transco Limited, is a statutory undertaking engaged in the transmission of electricity within the National Capital Territory of Delhi. 4. In 1991, the Appellant invited bids for the supply of 1500 kilometers of ACSR “Bersimis” Conductors to be utilized in the construction of a 400 KV Double Circuit Transmission Line, forming part of the 400 KV Delhi Ring Main System. 5. The Respondent, M/s Hindusthan Urban Infrastructure Limited (formerly M/s Hindusthan Vidyut Products Ltd.), submitted its