SHYAM SUNDER vs SURENDER SINGH VERMA & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 16.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 23.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 23.03.2026 + FAO (COMM) 75/2026, CM APPL. 16133/2026 and CM APPL. 16134/2026 SHYAM SUNDER .....Appellant Through: Mr. K.S. Sharma, Adv. versus SURENDER SINGH VERMA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Akhil Mittal, Ms. Riddhi Jain and Ms. Shayna Das Pattayanayak, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961 [hereinafter referred to as „A&C Act‟], the Appellant assails the correctness of the Judgment dated 23.12.2025 [hereinafter referred to as the „Impugned Judgment‟] passed by the learned District Judge in a petition instituted under Section 34 [hereinafter referred to as the „Section 34 Petition‟] of the A&C Act2. By way of the Impugned Judgment, the learned District Judge has declined interference with the Arbitral Award dated 03.06.2025 [hereinafter referred to as the „Award‟] and has upheld the 1 Section 37 2 Section 34 Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:23.03.2026 FAO(COMM)75/2026 Page 1 of 13 17:33:49 same. 2. The challenge laid by the Appellant in the Section 34 Petition was directed against the findings returned by the learned Sole Arbitrator [hereinafter referred to as the „Tribunal‟] in respect of its claims arising out of a Collaboration Agreement executed between the parties. The Appellant contended that the Award suffered from patent illegality, inasmuch as material evidence had been ignored, findings had been returned in the absence of proof, and reliance had been placed upon documents which were neither duly proved nor admissible in eviden