OM PRAKASH vs SMT. LAXMI MAURYA

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 08.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 13.01.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 13.01.2026 + FAO (COMM) 57/2023, CM APPL. 11061/2023, CM APPL. 11062/2023 OM PRAKASH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Saurabh Kansal, Adv. versus SMT LAXMI MAURYA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rohan Ahuja, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. While invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [hereinafter referred to as ‘AC Act’], read with Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 [hereinafter referred to as ‘CC Act’], the Appellant assails the correctness of the order dated 31.10.2022 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the learned Commercial Court, whereby the Appellant’s petition under Section 34 of the AC Act seeking to set aside the arbitral award dated 15.11.2019 was dismissed. 2. The arbitral award directs the Appellant to pay to the Respondent a sum of Rs.6,00,000/-, along with interest quantified at Rs.3,15,000/- for the period from 08.04.2012 to 07.01.2014, further 3. In order to appreci