AIR FORCE NAVAL HOUSING BOARD vs M/S N G CONSTRUCTIONS

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$~59 & 60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 26.05.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 497/2022, I.A. 21446/2022 & I.A. 31600/2025 AIR FORCE NAVAL HOUSING BOARD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yoginder Handoo, Mr. Ashwin Kataria, Ms. Khushboo Mittal, Mr. Garvit Solanki, Mr. Gaurav Vishwakarma and Mr. Aditya Aggarwal, Advs. versus M/S N G CONSTRUCTIONS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Bhupesh Narula, Mr. Rinku Narula, Ms. Poonam Nagpal, Mr. Anugrah Ekka & Mr. Kanishk Taneja, Advs. (through VC) + O.M.P. (COMM) 116/2023 M/S N.G. CONSTRUCTIONS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Bhupesh Narula, Mr. Rinku Narula, Ms. Poonam Nagpal, Mr. Anugrah Ekka & Mr. Kanishk Taneja, Advs. (through VC) versus AIR FORCE NAVAL HOUSING BOARD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yoginder Handoo, Mr. Ashwin Kataria, Ms. Khushboo Mittal, Mr. Garvit Solanki, Mr. Gaurav Vishwakarma and Mr. Aditya Aggarwal, Advs. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HONEY O.M.P. (COMM) 497/2022 & O.M.P. (COMM) 116/2023 Page 1 of 10 ARORA Signing Date:26.05.2026 19:17:31 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN AVNEESH JHINGAN, J. (ORAL) 1. These petitions are filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short „the Act‟) against the award dated 27.07.2022 (hereinafter „impugned award‟). 2. For convenience sake, the facts are being taken from O.M.P. (COMM) 497/2022. The brief facts are that the petitioner issued Notice Inviting Tender dated 05.03.2010 for construction of residential apartment and the respondent/M/s N G Constructions was the successful bidder. The contract was executed between the parties on 10.06.2010 (hereinafter referred to as „the contract‟). The work was completed on 28.11.2017. Clause 18.2 of the contract provided for dispute resolution through arbitration which is reproduced bel