AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs SIKKA ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13th JANUARY, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + O.M.P. (COMM) 482/2023 AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raghav Shankar, ASG , Mr. Vaibhav Kalra, Ms. Anisha Upadhyay, Ms. Neha Bhatnagar , Mr. Talha Yusufi, with Mr. Gagan Kochar, SM Law, Ms. Pragya Bansal, Manager Law on behalf of the Petitioner , AAI versus SIKKA ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vikas Goel, Mr. Harmanbir Singh Sandhu, Mr. Ritesh Sharma, Mr. Vivek Gupta, Advocates + OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 2/2024, EX.APPL.(OS) 8/2024 & EX.APPL.(OS) 1686/2024 MR. S. R. SIKKA SOLE PROPRIETOR OF M/S SIKKA ASSOCIATES .....Decree Holder Through: Mr. Vikas Goel, Mr. Harmanbir Singh Sandhu, Mr. Ritesh Sharma, Mr. Vivek Gupta, Advocates versus AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Judgement Debtor Through: Mr. Vaibhav Kalra, Ms. Anisha Upadhyay, Ms. Neha Bhatnagar , Mr. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARIOM O.M.P. (COMM) 482/2023& ANR. Page 1 of 17 SINGH KIRMOLIYA Signing Date:16.01.2026 17:39:31 Talha Yusufi, with Mr. Gagan Kochar, SM Law, Ms. Pragya Bansal, Manager Law CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD JUDGMENT 1. O.M.P. (COMM) 482/2023 has been filed by the Airports Authority of India (Petitioner/AAI) under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging the Award dated 31.07.2023 (Impugned Award) passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator. 2. OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 2/2024 has been filed by the Decree Holder seeking enforcement of the Impugned Award passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator. 3. Though the Petitioner/AAI has taken several grounds to challenge the Impugned Award, on 29.01.2025 this Court noted that the learned Sole Arbitrator was appointed by the Petitioner itself and after passing of Impugned Award, the Peti