M/S UTTAR PRADESH RAJKIYA NIRMAN NIGAM LTD vs EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION

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$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 18.05.2026 + OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 79/2019 M/S UTTAR PRADESH RAJKIYA NIRMAN NIGAM LTD .....Decree Holder Through: Mr. Prashanto Sen, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mrinal Bharti, Mr. Manish Kumar Shekhari, Mr. Shivank Pratap Singh & Mr. Samyak Jain, Advs. versus EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION .....Judgement Debtor Through: Mr. S. Wasim A. Qadri, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Tamim Qadri & Mr. Saeed Qadri, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) 1. The present Petition has been filed under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, read with Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking the enforcement of Domestic Award dated 10.03.2017 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator. 2. This matter has been heard at considerable length on various occasions. 3. It is noted that the only objection sought to be urged by the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 79/2019 Page 1 of 3 BHATIA Signing Date:19.05.2026 15:28:37 learned Senior Counsel on behalf of the Judgment Debtor, with respect to the payment of the cess amount, is that the said cess amount was not actually paid by the Decree Holder himself. 4. However, subsequent to the submissions advanced on behalf of parties on various dates, this Court had requested the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Judgment Debtor to take instructions as to the time that would be required for ensuring payment of the awarded amount. 5. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Judgement Debtor, today, on instructions and placing reliance upon the Affidavit dated 23.04.2025, submits that there is no dispute either with regard to the computation of the cess amount or of the factum of payment havi