SH. MAYANK MANN vs MOHAN LAL GUPTA & ANR.

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$~5 & 6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 07.05.2026 + ARB.P. 242/2026 SH. MAYANK MANN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Shankar, Advocate. versus MOHAN LAL GUPTA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh Mathur, Ms. Charu Bhardwaj, Mr. Aman Singhal and Mr. Janmesh Mehra, Advocates. 6 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 46/2026 SH.MAYANK MANN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Shankar, Advocate. versus MOHAN LAL GUPTA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh Mathur, Ms. Charu Bhardwaj, Mr. Aman Singhal and Mr. Janmesh Mehra, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGMENT (ORAL) ARB.P. 242/2026 1. The present Petition has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed ARB.P. 242/2026 & connected matter Page 1 of 8 By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date:11.05.2026 20:41:42 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961, seeking the appointment of a Sole Arbitrator for adjudication of disputes inter se the parties arising out of the Agreements to Sell dated 05.08.2024 and 04.09.20242. 2. Material on record reflects that the Agreements envisage a dispute resolution clause, being Clause 15, which reads as under: "15. That in case any dispute arises between the parties regarding the sale of the said property in future, then the parties shall appoint an ARBITRATOR solely at the discretion of SECOND PARTY / BUYER, who will decide the disputed matter and whose decision shall be final and binding on both the parties as per provision of Indian Arbitration act, as amended up to date." 3. Material on record further indicates that the Notice under Section 21 of the Act came to be issued by the Petitioner on 11.12.2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondents objects to the maintainability of th