UNION OF INDIA vs M/S NJR CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 11.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 17.03.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 108/2025 & I.A. 5843/2025 (Stay) UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, CGSC. versus M/S NJR CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Mr. Hunny Singh and Mr. Ankit Parindiyal, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Petition, under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 1 , seeks to assail the Arbitral Award dated 13.01.2021 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator in the case titled “M/S N.J.R. Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India”. 2. The Petition is accompanied by two applications, being I.A. 5846/20252 seeking condonation of the delay of 585 days in re-filing the present Petition, while I.A. 5844/2025 3 has been filed seeking condonation of the delay of 168 days in filing the Petition. 1 A&C Act 2 Re-filing delay Application 3 Delay Application Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed O.M.P. (COMM) 108/2025 Page 1 of 15 By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date:18.03.2026 15:53:38 3. At the very outset, before this Court adverts to the merits, it is necessary to first adjudicate the accompanying applications seeking the condonation of delay in filing as well as re-filing of the Petition. Needless to say, the consideration of the merits of the Petition is contingent upon the outcome of these two applications. I.A. 5844/2025 (DELAY OF 168 DAYS IN FILING THE PETITION) & I.A. 5846/2025 (DELAY OF 585 DAYS IN RE- FILING THE PETITION) 4. At this stage, the Court is only concerned with the adjudication of the present applications. In view thereof, it is neither necessary nor appropriate to enter into a detaile