M/S VISHAL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD. AND M/S OJSC EURO - ASIAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION EVRASCON (JV) vs CHIEF ENGINEER (CONST)-I, NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY, JAIPUR

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$~41 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 220/2026, I.A. 14558/2026 (EX. From filing original/typed copies of the documents), I.A. 14559/2026 (Seeking permission to file lengthy synopsis and list of dates) & I.A. 14560/2026 (Ex. From filing translated copies of the documents) M/S VISHAL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD. AND M/S OJSC EURO - ASIAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION EVRASCON (JV) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sonal Kumar Singh, Mr. Ratik Sharma, Ms. Muskan Agarwal, Mr. Parth Sindhwani and Mr. Yashvadhan Singh Gohil, Advocates versus CHIEF ENGINEER (CONST)-I, NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY, JAIPUR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, CGSC, Mr. Manish Rawat, GP, Ms. Sonali Modi, Ms. Shrishti Singh, Ms. Vatsala Shukla and Mr. Mohit Bokoliya, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) 1. The present Petition, under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeks the following reliefs: “a. Pass an ex-parte ad-interim stay/restraining the Respondent from acting pursuant to, or taking any coercive steps in furtherance of the Notice intimating intent to terminate the EPC Agreement awarded to the Petitioner for “Major Upgradation of Jodhpur Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 220/2026 Page 1 of 4 Signing Date:29.05.2026 13:20:41 Railway Station of North Western Railway on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode” vide Agreement dated 14.07.2023 bearing Agreement No. NWR/S&C/CA/115(EPC) pending constitution of the arbitral tribunal and adjudication of disputes between the Parties thereunder; and b. Pass an ex-parte ad-interim stay/restraining the Respondent from taking any coercive action against the Petitioner pursua