ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PRIVATE LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

$~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 2018. CLAUSE 2905(b) 2905(b): Appointment of Arbitrator where applicability of Section 12 (5) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act has not been waived off: (i) In cases where the total value of all claims in question added together does not exceed Rs. 50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakh only), the Arbitral Tribunal shall consist of a Retired Railway Officer, retire