SARR FREIGHTS CORPORATION vs RITES LIMITED

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$~38 & 42 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23r April, 2026 + ARB.P. 741/2026 & I.A. 11245/2026 SARR FREIGHTS CORPORATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar, Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya and Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs. M: 9999666769 versus RITES LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar, Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya and Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs. M: 9999666769 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 176/2026, I.A. 11246/2026 & I.A. 11247/2026 SARR FREIGHTS CORPORATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar, Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya and Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs. M: 9999666769 versus RITES LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar, Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya and Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs. M: 9999666769 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 5 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:25.04.2026 13:15:53 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (Oral): 1. The present petitions have been filed seeking appointment of a Sole Arbitrator in view of the dispute having arisen between the parties and for interim relief in connection with Tender Documents and Letter of Acceptance/work order dated 02nd January, 2025. 2. While ARB.P. 741/2026 is for appointment of an Arbitrator, O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 176/2026 is a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”), seeking interim relief during the pendency of the arbitration process. 3. It is submitted that disputes in the present case are contractual, live, subsisting and arbitrable. Thus, the present petitions have been filed. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there is a valid Arbitration Clause, i.e., Clause 12.5 in the General Con