SHANKAR AGARWAL vs NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTU DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 20.02.2026 ARB.P. 182/2026 SHANKAR AGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rohan Taneja & Mr. Animesh Dubey, Advocates. versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Ms. Nivvedita Chauhan, Ms. Tanvi Mahajan, Ms. Komal Singh, Advocates along with Ms. Rakhi Pandey [Representative for Respondent]. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Petition has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, seeking the appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties arising out of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement dated 15.12.20222. 2. The said Agreement contains an Arbitration Clause, being Clause 26.3, which reads as under: “26.3 Arbitration: (i) Any dispute which remains unresolved between the parties 1 Act 2 Agreement 3. The material on record indicates that the Petitioner herein invoked arbitration in terms of Section 21 of the Act vide legal notice dated 17.12.2025. 4. Vide Order dated 27.01.2026, this Court had recorded t