M/S DEWAN AND SONS AND ORS vs M/S HARSH INTERNATIONAL

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$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13.05.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 237/2026, I.A. 13336/2026 (Stay), I.A. 13337/2026 (exemption), I.A. 13338/2026 (Seeking permission to file pen drive containing photographs and video recordings), I.A. 13339/2026 (For impleadment) & I.A. 13340/2026 (Delay of 24 days in Re-filing the appeal) M/S DEWAN AND SONS AND ORS ....Petitioners Through: Mr. Gaurav Gaur, Mr. Nitin K Gupta, Mr. Punit Singla, Mr. Prasoon Kumar, Ms. Pranjal Vyas, Ms. Ayushi Arya, Ms. Samriddhi Tiwari, Mr. Sanchay Mehrotra and Mr. Parth Kansal, Advocates versus M/S HARSH INTERNATIONAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nitin Mittal and Mr. Kailash Chander, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGMENT (Oral) 1. The present Petition, filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, seeks to challenge the Arbitral Award dated 11.12.2025 read with the amended Award dated 09.02.20262, passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator. 2. Since the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners has raised only narrow and limited contentions in the present Petition, 1 A&C Act 2 Impugned Award Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA O.M.P. (COMM) 237/2026 Page 1 of 33 Signing Date:19.05.2026 15:19:01 and thus, with the consent of the parties, the present Petition has been taken up for final hearing and is being disposed of finally by this Court today. SUBMISSIONS OF BEHALF OF THE PARTIES: 3. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners submits that the Impugned Award is ex facie non-est in the eyes of law inasmuch as Rule 4(x) of the Delhi Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council Rules, 20073 contemplates that the Delhi Micro and Small Enterprises Facilit