SPML INFRA LIMITED vs POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13.10.2025 + O.M.P. (T) (COMM.) 61/2025 &I.A. 17133/2025 SPML INFRA LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddhant Jaiswal, Adv. versus POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Sh. S. B. Upadhyay, Sr. Adv with Sh. Pranay, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH : JASMEET SINGH, J (ORAL) 1. This is a petition filed under Section 14 (1)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“1996 Act”) seeking substitution of the Arbitral Tribunal and stay of proceedings before the Arbitral Tribunal. 2. Mr. Jaiswal, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the primary ground for alleging bias against the Presiding Arbitrator is that the Presiding Arbitrator has passed adverse orders against the petitioner in earlier arbitration proceedings in matters related to Araria and Gaya. The said averment is based on the observations of Arbitral Tribunal in its order dated 01.06.2023. Additionally, the petitioner had also opposed the unilateral enhancement of fee by the Arbitral Tribunal. 3. As regards the averment of unilateral enhancement of fee is concerned, 2024. The only contention remaining to be deci