JUDGMENT

[Physical Court Hearing/Hybrid Hearing (as per request)]

Tara Vitasta Ganju, J.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Background

MBL Submissions

RITES Submissions

Issues

The Statute and the Law

Conclusion

Directions

Preface:

1. The present Appeal has been filed under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [hereinafter called "the Act"] against Judgment dated 14.10.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in OMP(COMM) No. 98/2022 [hereinafter called "Impugned Judgment"] whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the Petition filed by the Appellant [hereinafter called "MBL"] under Section 34 of the Act against the Order dated 08.01.2022 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal [hereinafter called "Impugned Arbitral Order"].

Background:

2. Briefly, the facts in issue are that MBL filed a Statement of Claims against the Respondent No. 1 [hereinafter called "RITES"] on 15.05.2018 in respect of a contract for construction of Police lines and residential quarters for the Delhi Police [hereinafter called "DP"] at Kondli in Delhi [hereinafter called "the Project"].

2.1 An Agreement dated 05.07.2012 was executed between MBL and RITES. The commencement date of the Project was 02.06.2012