M/S VSERV INSURANCE SERVICES PVT LTD vs M/S DLF LIMITED & ORS.

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$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 07th May, 2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 231/2026 M/S VSERV INSURANCE SERVICES PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vijay Sharma with Ms. Swagoti Batchas, Ms. Simar Reet Narang and Mr. Mohaan Sonowal, Advocates. (M): 9312274280 Email: [email protected] versus M/S DLF LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rakesh Khanna with Ms. Nandini Gore, Ms. Swati Bhardwaj, Mr. Akhil Abraham Roy, Mr. Rohan Khanna and Mr. Arvind Singh Yadav, Advocates. (M): 9968502750 Email: [email protected] CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (Oral): 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) challenging the Arbitral Award dated 11th December, 2025 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator in the matter of arbitration between “M/s Vserv Insurance Services Private Limited Versus M/s DLF Limited and Others”. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 7 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:09.05.2026 20:47:38 2. At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the respondents has drawn the attention of this Court to Clause 38 of the Conveyance Deed dated 11th November, 2014, being the Arbitration Clause between the parties, and the same, as occurring in the Arbitral Award, is reproduced as under: “xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx” 3. By referring to the aforesaid Clause 38, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the Courts at Jalandhar and the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, shall alone have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain the present petition. 4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner draws the attention of this Court to Arbitration Clause, i.e., Clause 51 of the Retail/Comm