MANISHA PROJECTS PVT LTD vs UNION OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18.03.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 558/2025 MANISHA PROJECTS PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Mahindro, Mr. Rohan Taneja, Mr. Ankush Satija, Mr. Mohit Dagar, Mr. Raghav Kalra, Mr. Animesh Dubey, Ms. Creesha Shastri, Ms. Jhanak Setia and Ms. Radhika Agarwal, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra CGSC along with Ms. Mrinmayee Sahu, Mr. Tribhuvan, Mr. Abhimanyu Asija, Advocates along with Mr. Jagdish Kumar, Assistant Executive Engineer. Mr. Chetan Jadon, GP. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961 seeking to challenge the Arbitral Award dated 15.08.20252, passed by the learned Arbitral 1 Act 2 Impugned Award 7.2 crores. 2. The sole ground urged in support of the prayer seeking to set aside the Impugned Award is that the Award, having been rendered pursuant to a unilateral appointment of the Arbitrator, as mandated under the arbitration clause contained in the Agreement dated 08.02.2019, is contrary to the settled