HALA KAMEL ZABAL vs ARYA TRADING LTD & ORS. & ORS.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 21.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 06.02.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 06.02.2026 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 230/2024 HALA KAMEL ZABAL .....Appellant Through: Ms. Mamta Tiwari, Ms. Veronica Mohan and Mr. Vasumitra Gautam, Advs. versus ARYA TRADING LTD & ORS. & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Ritika Sinha, Adv. for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. Through the present Appeal, the Appellant (Petitioner before the learned Single Judge) assails the correctness of the Judgment dated 14.08.2024 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’], whereby the learned Single Judge has adjudicated the issue as to whether, in an International Commercial Arbitration [hereinafter referred to as ‘ICA’], the appointment of an arbitrator by this Court vitiates the resultant Arbitral Award dated 14.02.2012 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Arbitral Award’], if the appointment is in consonance with the arbitration agreement between the parties. Learned Single Judge has unequivocally held that such an appointment does not impair the 2. Herein, the Appellant contends that the