UNION OF INDIA vs PT MUNSHI RAM & ASSOCIATES PVT LTD

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 21.08.2025 Judgment delivered on: 03.09.2025 + FAO(OS) 1/2014 & CM NO. 93/2014 UNION OF INDIA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Farman Ali, SPC and Ms. Usha Jamnal, Advocates. versus PT MUNSHI RAM & ASSOCIATES PVT LTD .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anusuya Salwan, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR J. 1. The present appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 1 , arises from the Judgment dated 21.12.2012 2 , passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in O.M.P. No. 432/2011. By the said judgment, the petition filed by the Appellant under Section 34 of the A&C Act was partly allowed against the Arbitral Award dated 24.02.20113, passed in Case No. ARB/RJB/122 by the Sole Arbitrator. 2. At the outset, it is apposite to recount the chequered procedural history of the matter. The present appeal was initially disposed of by 1 A&C Act. 2 Impugned Judgement. 3 Arbitral Award. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA FAO(OS) 1/2014 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:08.09.2025 12:23:48 this Court on 08.01.2014. Dissatisfied with that decision, the Appellant preferred Review Petition No. 323/2015, which, however, met with the same fate and was dismissed on 02.09.2016. Against these Orders, the Appellant thereafter invoked the jurisdiction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court by filing Civil Appeal Nos. 1050-1051 of 20254. 3. The Hon’ble Supreme Court, by its order dated 27.01.2025, set aside the aforesaid orders and directed restoration of the present appeal to the file of this Court. While so directing, the Hon’ble Supreme Court rendered certain observations and issued directio