JUDGMENT

Sanjeev Narula, J. (Oral)

I.A. No. 3810/2021 (seeking condonation of delay of 564 days in filing the present accompanying petition)

1. In light of the relaxation of limitation granted through several orders of the Supreme Court vide Suo Moto W.P. (C) 3/2020, Re: Cognizance for extension of limitation, and also for the grounds and reasons stated in the application, the delay of 564 days in filing the present petition, is condoned and the application is allowed.

2. The application stands disposed of.

O.M.P. (T) (COMM.) 31/2021

3. The Petitioner/counter-claimant could not file its counter-claims within the prescribed time during the course of the arbitral proceedings before the Sole Arbitrator - Hon'ble Ms. Justice Pratibha Rani (Retd.), former Judge of this Court, who was unilaterally appointed by the Respondent. With the Respondent deciding not to pursue its claims and inability of Petitioner to raise any counter-claim(s), the Arbitrator terminated the proceedings. In this in this background, Petitioner relying on the law as laid down in Perkins Eastman Architects DPC and Anr. v. HSCC (India) Ltd., 2019 SCC OnLine SC 1517 has preferred the present petition seeking app