KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED vs NORTHERN RAILWAY

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 09th January, 2026 ARB.P. 1455/2025 KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Nayar, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Ayush Agrawal, Mr. Vikrant Bloria, Mr. Sushant Tomar, Dr. Sunil Mittal, Mr. Amit Sagar, Mr. Amit Kumar, Mr. Shubham Devrani, Mr. Divyanshu Negi, Mr. Akshay Joshi and Ms. Diksha Dadu, Advs. Mob: 9711753862 Email: [email protected] Versus NORTHERN RAILWAY .....Respondent Through: Mr. P.S. Singh, CGSC, with Ms. Minakshi Singh, Mr. Ashutosh Bharti and Mr. Rajneesh K. Sharma, Advs. Mob: 9810282890 Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (Oral): 1. The present petition has been filed under Sections 11(4) read with 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) filed on behalf of Kalpataru Projects International Limited. The petition initially sought appointment of the respondent’s nominee Arbitrator in terms of the Arbitration Clause between the parties, however, at the time of hearing of the petition, the petitioner has prayed for appointment of a Sole Arbitrator. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that in terms of