JAMIA HAMDARD DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY vs ASAD MUEED & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 9th September, 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 16th September, 2025 + ARB.A. 3/2025 & I.A. 20074/2025 JAMIA HAMDARD DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Senior Advocate with Dr. Swaroop George, Mr. Mobashshir Sarwar, Mr. Abhinandan Jain, Mr. Takrim Ahsan Khan, Mr. Sunil Roy, Mr. Ayush Aanand and Mr. Shivam Prajapati, Advocates. versus ASAD MUEED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Senior Advocate and Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Senior Advocate with Mr. Saket Sikri, Ms. Simran Mehta, Mr. Vikalp Mudgal, Mr. Priyansh Choudhary and Mr. Ajay Pal, Advocates. Mr. Sudhir Nadrajog, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Shreyans Singhvi, Ms. Tanuja Singh, Ms. Ankita Singh and Ms. Madhu Yadav, Advocates for R-3 to R-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL JUDGMENT AMIT BANSAL, J. 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter ‘the Act’) challenging the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VIVEK MISHRA ARB.A. 3/2025 Page 1 of 14 Signing Date:16.09.2025 14:54:21 interim order dated 12th August, 2025 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal comprising a Sole Arbitrator on an application under Section 17 of the Act. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 2. The appellant, Jamia Hamdard, established as a Society on 26 th April, 1989 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, was declared a deemed university by Gazette Notification dated 10th May, 1989. The appellant established the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (‘HIMSR’) during 2010-2012 with statutory approvals for MBBS and MD/MS programmes in its name. 3. Pursuant to a Family Settlement Deed dated 22nd October, 2019 read with the amended Family Settlement Deed dated 21st February