NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs PATEL KNR HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE PVT LTD

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 24.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 21.04.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 195/2023, I.A. 10225/2023 (Stay) & I.A. 10226/2023 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajkumar Dubey, Ms. Bhavana Bhardwaj and Mr. Arpit Singhal, Advocates versus PATEL KNR HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE PVT LTD .....Respondent Through: Mr. George Thomas, Dr. Swaroop George, Mr. Abhinandan Jain, Mr. Sunny Thomas, Mr. Abhigyan Dwivedi, Mr. Shivam Prajapati and Mr. Kartikey, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, has been preferred assailing the Arbitral Award dated 16.01.20232, rendered by the majority of the members 1 A&C Act 2 Impugned Award 2. By way of the Impugned Award, the learned Arbitral Tribunal has, in sum and substance, allowed the claim of the Respondent towards the cost incurred on account of the additional thickness of 10 mm Bituminous Concrete4 applied as a renewal coat on the Project Highway, which constitutes the core subject matter of the present challenge. 3. F