COACH COM vs SR. DME, NORTHERN RAILWAY

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 8th September, 2025 ARB.P. 720/2025 COACH COM THROUGH ITS SOLE PROPRIETOR SMT.LALITA DEVI SUREKA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Khorana, Advocate. versus SR. DME, NORTHERN RAILWAY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Bhagwan Swarup Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Yash Baroliya, Advocate. Mr. M.P. Singh, COS (Railways). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter ‘Act’) seeking appointment of a Sole Arbitrator for the adjudication of disputes between the parties emanating from a Contract dated 1st March, 2023 entered into between the parties. The aforesaid Contract was executed pursuant to a tender dated 18th April, 2023 awarded in favour of the petitioner, for restoration and repairing of joy trains at the National Rail Museum for five years. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Contract contains terms and conditions, which include an arbitration clause, i.e. Clause 64, in 3.(a).iii: The serving railway officer working in arbitral tribunal in the ongoing arbitration cases as per clause 64.(3)(a