OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PVT. LTD. vs SHRI AMIT SAMANTA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 13.05.2026 + FAO (COMM) 242/2023 CM APPL. 61277/2023 OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PVT. LTD. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Nikilesh Ramachandran, Mr. Sagar Kumar Pradhan, Mr. Diptiman Aacharya, Mr. Samarth Mehrotra and Mr. Kartik Yadav, Advocates versus SHRI AMIT SAMANTA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Neil Wadia, Mr. Narayan Wadia, Ms. Jyoti Saini, Ms. Tanvi Munjal and Mr. Piyush Wadia, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) 1. This appeal challenges the order dated 10.10.2023 by the learned District Judge (Commercial Court)-02, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi, whereby the application filed by the appellant herein under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘Act of 1996’) seeking reference of the dispute to arbitration was dismissed. 2. It is not in dispute that pursuant to the summons received by the appellant herein, the appellant had filed written statement to which, 3. The learned District Judge noted that the appellant had in the written statement referred to the provisions of the agreement executed between the appellant and the resp