ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PRIVATE LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~37 & 40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24.02.2026 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 507/2025 & I.A. 5107/2026 (For Dir.) ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sudhinder, Mr. Ashish Mukhi, Mr. Sanidhya Sonthalia and Mr. Kanishk Pandey, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC along with Mr. Kunal Raj, Advocate. 40 + ARB.P. 354/2026 ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sudhinder, Mr. Ashish Mukhi, Mr. Sanidhya Sonthalia and Mr. Kanishk Pandey, Advocates. versus UNIION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shambhavi Sharma, Government Pleader. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. ARB.P. 354/2026 1. The present Petition, filed under Section 11(6) of the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 507/2025 & connected matter Page 1 of 9 Signing Date:27.02.2026 12:30:07 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 bearing No. 2024/RS(l)/954/207/1940 dated 01.08.2024, 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 Letter No. 2018/TF/Civil/ Arbitration policy dated 12.12.2018 and which read as follows: “18.0 Settlement of Disputes (Arbitration): The contract will be governed by the arbitration clause with amendments as specified in the Railway Board‟s letter No. 2018/TF/Civil/Arbitration Policy dated 12.12.2018. CLAUSE 2905(b) 2905(b): Appointment of Arbitrator where applicability of Section 12 (5) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act has