DHRUV SEHGAL vs ROMA SACHDEVA & ORS.

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 06.05.2026 + ARB.P. 628/2025 DHRUV SEHGAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arun Bhattacharya, Advocate. versus ROMA SACHDEVA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shagun Mehta, Advocate along with Respondent No. 4 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) 1. The present Petition has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, seeking the appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes inter se parties, arising out of the Collaboration Agreement dated 03.04.20192. 2. The said Agreement contains an Arbitration Clause, being Clause 33, which reads as under: “33. That in case any difference of opinion arising between the parties in regard to the interpretation of the scope of this Agreement both the parties shall resolve the said dispute through an Arbitrator at Delhi to be appointed by both the parties with mutual consent.” 3. The material on record further indicates that the statutory 1 Act 2 Agreement Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date:08.05.2026 ARB.P. 628/2025 Page 1 of 8 16:29:20 requirement under Section 21 of the Act stands satisfied vide Notice dated 07.11.2024. 4. At the outset, this Court takes note of the fact that vide Order dated 18.09.2025, Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 have been deleted from the array of parties in the present Petition. Accordingly, the disputes herein are confined to the Petitioner and Respondent No. 4. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 4 vehemently raises objections to the reference of the disputes, inter se parties, to Arbitration on the ground that the Petitioner has allegedly failed to perform his contractual obligations and that the d