ESS DEE INFORMATICS PVT. LTD. vs HAICHENG MOBILE (INDIA) PVT. LTD.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 08.05.2026 ARB.P. 683/2026 ESS DEE INFORMATICS PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kartik Dabas, Adv. versus HAICHENG MOBILE (INDIA) PVT. LTD. .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The present Petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [“Act”] seeking the appointment of a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes which are stated to have arisen inter se the parties in relation to the Distributor Agreement dated 28.03.2017 [“Agreement”]. 2. The material on record reflects that the aforesaid Agreement stipulates for a dispute resolution mechanism in terms of Clause 27 thereof [“Arbitration clause”], which contemplates adjudication of disputes arising out of the Agreement by way of Arbitration. The aforesaid clause reads as under: “27. Jurisdiction The Second Party/DISTRIBUTOR agrees that the place for all goods sold or supplied to him by the First Party under this 3. The material on record further reflects that the statutory requirement under Section 21 of the Act, invoking the aforesaid Arbitration clause, has b