NUFLOWER FOODS AND NUTRITION PRIVATE LIMITED vs SONIC BIOCHEM EXTRACTIONS PVT LIMITED

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 25.03.2026 + ARB.P. 2125/2025 NUFLOWER FOODS AND NUTRITION PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr Anuj Berry, Mr. Sourabh Rath, Ms. Gauri Pasricha and Ms. Jayati Sinha, Advocates versus SONIC BIOCHEM EXTRACTIONS PVT LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Ms. Preena Salgia Sethi, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) I.A. 7990/2026 (Delay of 8 days in filing the reply) 1. The present application, under section 151 of the Civil Procedure, 1908, has been filed by the Respondent seeking the condonation of the delay of 08 days in filing the Reply to the present petition. 2. For the sufficient reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. Let the Reply form part of the record. 3. The present application stands disposed of. ARB.P. 2125/2025 4. The present petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [“the Act”], seeking the appointment of Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties in terms of Clause 16.4 of the Purchase Orders dated Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed ARB.P. 2125/2025 Page 1 of 9 By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date:27.03.2026 16:30:41 18.08.2022 (bearing PO No. NFN/PO/22-23/0359-1), 30.08.2022 (bearing PO No. NFN/PO/22-23/0394) and 29.09.2022 (bearing PO No. NFN/PO/22- 23/0523) [“POs”]. 5. The said POs contain an Arbitration Clause, being Article 16.4, which reads as under: “16 Force Majeure xxxxx 4. Arbitration - Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this PO shall be settled by Arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English in New Delhi by the sole arbitrator appointed by the Buyer