MAN INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED vs GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 20th February, 2026 Judgment pronounced on: 11th March, 2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 191/2019 MAN INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Amrita Singh, Mr. Sanket Khandelwal, Mr. Prasang Sharma and Mr. Vinod Mehta, Advocates. versus GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. K.M. Natraj, ASG with Mr. Lalit Chauhan, Ms. Laxmi Chauhan, Mr. Manish Yadav and Ms. Nikita Chauhan, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL JUDGMENT AMIT BANSAL, J. 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter ‘the Act’) on behalf of the claimant in the arbitration proceedings challenging the Award dated 7th January 2019 (hereinafter ‘Impugned Award’) passed by the Arbitral Tribunal. 2. The petitioner (claimant in the arbitration proceedings) shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘Man Industries’ and the respondent (respondent in the arbitration proceedings) shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘GAIL’. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed O.M.P. (COMM) 191/2019 Page 1 of 26 By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:11.03.2026 17:07:47 FACTUAL BACKGROUND 3. Brief facts leading to the present petition are as under: 3.1. Man Industries is engaged in the business of manufacture of carbon steel coated line pipes which are used in the transportation of petroleum/ natural gas and other related products. 3.2. GAIL (India) Limited is a public sector undertaking optimising use of natural gas and its fractions. 3.3. GAIL planned to lay onshore a Regassified Liquid Natural Gas (RLNG) pipeline, from its despatch terminal at Dabhol, Maharashtra to receipt terminal at Bibadi near Bangalore, Karnataka (hereinafter the ‘Dabhol-Banga