M/S. M.V. OMNI PROJECTS (INDIA) LTD. vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CPWD

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 12 January 2026 Pronounced on: 14 January 2026 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 110/2024 M/S. M.V. OMNI PROJECTS (INDIA) LTD. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Raj Shekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Subodh Kr. Pathak, Mr. Amit Sinha, Mr. Abhishek Sandillya, Mr. Pawan Kumar Sharma and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CPWD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ankur Mahindro, Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Rohan Taneja, Mr. Ankush Satija, Mr. Aditya Kapur, Mr. Mohit Dagar, Mr. Raghav Kalra, Mr. Animesh Dubey, Mr. Raghav Kalra, Ms. Creesha Shashtri, Ms. Jhanak Setia and Ms. Radhika Agrawal, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT % 14.01.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. The lis 1. We are required, in this appeal, to consider the extent to which this case would be covered by the recent judgment of the Supreme Court Signature Not Verified FAO(OS) (COMM) 110/2024 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 22 KUMAR Signing Date:14.01.2026 11:01:03 in Bhadra International (India) (P) Ltd v. Airports Authority of India1. 2. Disputes, which emanated out of an agreement dated 12 January 2016, between the appellant and the respondent, were referred to arbitration and culminated in an arbitral award dated 30 May 2023, which was adverse to the respondent. The respondent challenged the said award before this Court under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19962 by way of OMP (Comm) 355/2023. By judgment dated 8 May 2024, a learned Single Judge of this Court has allowed OMP (Comm) 355/20233 and has set aside the arbitral award. 3. Aggrieved thereby, the present appellant, as the respondent in the OMP, has instituted the present appeal. 4. We have heard Mr. Raj Shekhar Rao, lear