SIRION LABS PRIVATE LIMITED vs VEDANTA LIMITED ( CAIRN OIL AND GAS DIVISION)

ARB-143-2026 (O&M) -1- 228 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ARB-143-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 15.05.2026 SIRION LABS PRIVATE LIMITED ....Petitioner(s) Versus VEDANTA LIMITED ( CAIRN OIL AND GAS DIVISION) .....Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Ms. Ekakshra Mahajan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Nikhil Singhvi, Advocate, (Through Video Conferencing) and Mr. Ashish Rawlay, Advocate, for the respondent. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. The affidavit filed by the respondent dated 06.05.2026 is taken on record. 2. The present petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) praying for appointment of a Presiding Arbitrator. 3. The brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner had filed an arbitration petition before this Court bearing Arbitration Case No.416 of 2025, which was allowed by this Court on 14.11.2025. Since there was a provision for constitution of an Arbitral Tribunal consisting of three members, in which one was to be nominated by one party and the other RAKESH KUMAR 2026.05.20 14:40 I attest to the accuracy and a