OM PRAKASH CHAURASIA & ANR. vs ESHA MAKIN

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 19.03.2026 ARB.P. 919/2025 OM PRAKASH CHAURASIA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Onkar Nath, Advocate. versus ESHA MAKIN .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Petition, filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, seeks appointment of a Sole Arbitrator in terms of Lease Deed Agreement dated 25.01.20212 to adjudicate the disputes inter se the parties. 2. The material on record indicates that the Arbitration Clause is set out at Clause 49 in the Agreement and the same is reproduced hereunder: “49. That in case of any dispute or difference arising out of or in relation to this Lease Deed and the Parties fail to amicably resolve the same, then the same shall be resolved and settled with the provision of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactments thereof and the Sole Arbitrator shall be appointed mutually by Lessor and the Lessee. 1 Act 2 Agreement 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner draws the attention of this Court to t