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DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Ayush Services and Consultancy – Appellant
Versus
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. agreement and extension terms (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. dispute on contract extension (Para 4) |
| 3. arguments on extension discretion (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. conciliation/arbitration clause significance (Para 7) |
| 5. demand for reasons in non-extension (Para 8) |
| 6. writ petition not entertained due to arbitration (Para 9) |
| 7. directions for dispute resolution (Para 10) |
| 8. court's non-merit examination (Para 11) |
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through Video Conferencing.
2. The present petition has been preferred against the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (hereinafter, "DMRC") in respect of license agreement dated 24th January, 2011 by which the Petitioner was awarded the license for installing display guide maps, including train timings, fare structure and other vital information. The said agreement was preceded by the letter of acceptance dated 11th May, 2020, which, according to the Petitioner, is an integral part of the contract.
3. The clause in the contract relating to the period of the license agreement, reads as under:
"Clause 14. That the Agreement provided herein shall terminate at the end of the period agreed to herein i.e. ten years reckone
The court upheld that discretion in contract renewal must be exercised transparently, requiring justification from DMRC for refusal to extend the license agreement.
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The court affirmed limited interference in contractual disputes under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
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