MUNCIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI vs HIMALYAN FLORA AND AROMAS PVT LTD.

$-71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ARB. A. (COMM.) 54/2025, I.A. 8952/2025, I.A. 8954/2025 and I.A. 10724/2025 Date of Decision: 08.10.2025 IN THE MATTER OF: MUNCIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI THROUGH:- PROJECT MANAGER (CIVIL), CIVIC CENTRE, 22ND FLOOR, DR. SPM CIVIC CENTRE, NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110002 ..... PETITIONER Through: Ms.Arundhati Katju, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Sanjay, Ms.Ritika and Mr.Siddhartha, Advocates along with Mr.Sanjeet, ASO, MCD. Versus HIMALYAN FLORA AND AROMAS PVT LTD. THROUGH: - MR GUARAV VIJH, DIRECTOR, RIO D-253, ANAND VIHAR, NEW DELHI ...... RESPONDENT Through: Mr.Rajshekhar Rao, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Anand Mishra, Ms.Vandita, Ms.Ayushi, Mr.Ajay and Mr.Devansh, Advocates. Mr.Avadh Bihari Kaushik, Ms.Saloni Mahajan and Mr.Rishabh Kumar, Advocate for applicant in I.A. 10724/2025. 2. Ms. Arundhati Katju, learned senior counsel for the appellant, in limine, submits that the Emergency Arbitrator has erred in extending the operation of the impugned order beyond a period of 90 days. According to her, Rule 14.13 of the Rules of 2023 empowers only the Arbitral Tribunal, and not the Emergency Arbitrator, to extend the opera