UOI vs M/S RAMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 01.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 25.02.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 312/2020 UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Pratima N Lakra, CGSC, Ms. Kanchan Shakya, Mr. Shailendra Kumar Mishra, Mr. Shivansh Bansal, Advs. versus M/S RAMA CONSTRUCTIONS COMPANY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Avinash Trivedi, Ms. Ritika Trivedi, Mr. Anurag Kaushik, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH JUDGMENT 1. This is a petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) seeking to challenge the Arbitral Award dated 16.07.2014 (“Award”) passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator, to the extent of claims awarded in respect of claim Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12. FACTUAL MATRIX AS PER THE PETITIONER 2. The petitioner i.e. Union of India, floated a tender dated 22.02.2008 Digitally Signed By:MAYANK Signing Date:25.02.2026 O.M.P. (COMM) 312/2020 Page 1 of 67 19:50:04 for execution of civil and electrical works with respect to one Hostel/Media accommodation block in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex, New Delhi. The cost of tender was stated to be Rs. 9,04,12,196/- inclusive of (Civil) Rs. 7,87,88,437/- and (Electrical) Rs. 1,16,23,759/-, respectively, the assigned tender amount being Rs. 10,15,48,230/-. 3. The respondent, namely M/s Rama Constructions Company applied for the said tender and was awarded the same. Pursuant thereto, a letter of acceptance was signed on 05.04.2008. As per the Contract Agreement (“CA”), the respondent was to complete the entire project within a time frame of 9 months with stipulated dates for commencement and completion of the project being 27.04.2008 and 26.01.2009, respectively. 4. For the sake of intelligibility it is clarified that the p