UNION OF INDIA vs M/S UEE ELECTRICALS ENGINEERS PVT LTD

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$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 16.10.2025 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 71/2024 UNION OF INDIA .....Appellant Through: Mr Nitinjya Chaudhary, CGSC, Mr Keshav Sehgal, Mr Rahul Mourya and Mr Aryan Kumar and Mr Shivam Gaur, Advocates. versus M/S UEE ELECTRICALS ENGINEERS PVT LTD .....Respondent Through: Mr Rajiv Kataria, Advocate, & Ms Debjani Das P, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) 21490/2024(condn of delay in re-filing);and CM APPL. 21488/2024(condn of delay in filing) both in FAO(OS) (COMM) 71/2024 1. These applications are filed by the appellant seeking condonation of delay of 16 days in re-filing and condonation of delay of 58 days in filing of the captioned appeal. Mr Rajiv Kataria submits that the number of the days calculated by the appellant is incorrect as the delay is more than 58 days, as we find and it is conceded by Mr Kataria, that the appellant had approached the Supreme Court against the impugned order dated 21.02.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in OMP (COMM) No.383/2019 in the month of Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP FAO(OS) (COMM) 71/2024 Page 1 of 10 SHARMA Signing Date:17.10.2025 18:06:34 October 2023, which was withdrawn by the appellant with liberty to approach this Court to avail remedy under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the A&C Act) and also in view of the averments in the application seeking condonation of delay in filing, are primarily set out below, we condone the delay. CM APPL. 21488/2024 “4. That based on legal advice received by the department, the Appellant filed a Special Leave Petition bearing SLP (Civil) Diary No. of 2023 titled as “Union of India v. M/s UEE Electricals Engineers Pvt. Ltd.”