UNION OF INDIA vs M/S VISHWA-BVSR JV

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$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 11.02.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 375/2024, I.A. 38279/2024 (Stay) & I.A. 38285/2024 (Delay of 59 days in Re-filing the petition) UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman CGSC with Mr. Zubin Singh, Mr. Arnav Mittal & Mr. Akash Mishra Advs. with Ms. Archana Chhibber, legal consultant MEA versus M/S VISHWA-BVSR JV .....Respondent Through: Mr. Akhil Sibal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Kartik Yadav, Mr. Sidhant Kaushik, Mr. Sankalp Singh .& Ms. Mokshha Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. I.A. 38278/2024 (Delay of 28 days in filing the petition) 1. This objection Petition being O.M.P. (COMM) 375/2024, under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, has been filed impugning the Amended Arbitral Award dated 30.12.2023 passed by the learned Arbitral Tribunal in the case titled “M/S Vishwa- 1 Act Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA O.M.P. (COMM) 375/2024 Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:16.02.2026 18:53:00 BVSR JV v. Union Of India”. 2. The present Petition is also accompanied by an Application being I.A. 38278/2024 seeking condonation of delay in filing in filing the said Petition. 3. Learned Senior Counsel for the Respondent would raise a preliminary objection to the present Petition, stating that the same is barred by limitation since it exceeds a statutory period of three months and 30 days as provided for in the Act, more specifically Section 34(3). 4. In the present matter, the log information has been filed by the Registry, which indicates that the Petition came to be filed on 30.04.2024 at 10:52 PM. 5. Learned Senior Counsel for the Respondent further submits that as per the Delhi High Cour