NATHU RAM JAIN vs AKHIL BHARTIYA AGRAWAL SAMMELAN THROUGH NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY GOPAL GOYAL & ORS.

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$~31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 24.04.2026 + ARB.P. 738/2026 NATHU RAM JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vinod Dahiya, Ms. Shreya Garg and Ms. Vandana Dahiya, Advs. versus AKHIL BHARTIYA AGRAWAL SAMMELAN THROUGH NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY GOPAL GOYAL & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Thakur Sumit and Mr. Gaurav Rathod, Advs. for R-1 & 2 with R-2 in person. Mr. Kumar Mukesh and Ms. Chetna Goyal, Advs. for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J (ORAL) I.A. 11218/2026 (under Section 151 CPC seeking exemption from filing the true typed copies and translated copies of dim orders and annexures) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. ARB.P. 738/2026 & I.A. 11217/2026 (under Section 151 CPC read with Section 9 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996) 3. The present petition has been filed under the provisions of Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [hereinafter, „the Act‟] for the appointment of a Sole Arbitrator in terms of Clause 43 of the Constitution (as amended in 2024) of the “Akhil Bhartiya Agrawal Sammelan/respondent no. 1, [hereinafter referred to as, „Sammelan‟], which is a registered society under the provisions of the Registration of Societies Signature Not Verified ARB.P. 738/2026 Page 1 of 24 Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:25.04.2026 19:06:48 Act, 1860 vide registration no. 7953 of 1976 and is governed by its own Constitution, Rules and Regulations. 4. Petitioner herein is aggrieved by the election notification dated 16.03.2026, which proposes to conduct elections on 25.04.2026 for the National Office Bearers of All India Agrawal Sammelan/Conference for the upcoming five year tenure 2026-2031, allegedly in comp