BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED vs ROYAL INDIA TECHNOPROJECTS LIMITED

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$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO (COMM) 134/2026, CM APPLs. 30636/2026, 30637/2026, 30638/2026, 30639/2026 & 30640/2026 BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED .....Appellant Through: Mr. M.C. Kochhar and Ms. Nikaasha Dogra, Advs. versus ROYAL INDIA TECHNOPROJECTS LIMITED .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 07.05.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This appeal assails orders dated 5 September 2023 and 27 November 2025, passed by the learned District Judge (Commercial Courts-03) South West, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi1. 2. An arbitral award, rendered in arbitral proceedings between the appellant and the respondent, was challenged by the appellant under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19962 by way of OMP (Comm) 35/2023 before the learned Commercial Court. On 5 September 2023, the said OMP was dismissed as withdrawn by learned Counsel for the appellant. The order dated 5 September 2023 1 “learned Commercial Court”, hereinafter 2 “1996 Act”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT FAO (COMM) 134/2026 Page 1 of 5 KUMAR Signing Date:11.05.2026 16:28:49 read thus: “Ld. Counsel for the petitioner has stated that he has been authorized by the petitioner to state that the petitioner may be allowed to withdraw the present petition with liberty to take appropriate legal recourse. The present petition may, thus, be dismissed as withdrawn, with the liberty as aforesaid. Statement of Sh. Diptimaan Acharya, Ld. Counsel for the petitioner, to the above effect, has been separately recorded. Heard. In view of the aforsaid, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to take appropriate legal recourse.” 3. 575 days after the afores