ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PRIVATE LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA

$~14 & 24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 25.02.2026 ARB.P. 357/2026 ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sudhinder, Mr. Ashish Mukhi, Mr. Sanidhya Sonthalia & Mr. Kanishk Pandey, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Standing Counsel with Ms. Akanksha Suman, GP with Mr. Kumar Kartikeya, Mr. Dhananjay Singh & Mr. Chanakya Kene, Advs. Ms. Shambhavi Sharma, GP 24 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 506/2025 & I.A. 5106/2026 (For Dir.) ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sudhinder, Mr. Ashish Mukhi, Mr. Sanidhya Sonthalia & Mr. Kanishk Pandey, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Standing counsel with Ms. Akanksha Suman, GP 1. The present Petition, filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, seeks appointment of a Sole Arbitrator for the purpose of resolution of disputes that are stated to have arisen inter se the parties under Contract No. 2022/RS(I)/954/212/1945 dated 17.05.20252, in terms of the Clause 18 contained therein, which has to be read with the Clause 2905(b) of the Annexure A to the Railway Board