$~O-1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 04.10.2024 + ARB. A. (COMM.) 48/2024 & I.As. 39812-39814/2024 LAVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sonal Kumar Singh, Mr.

Abhay Raj Verma, Mr. Ratik Sharma, Mr. Arjun Rekhi, Mr. Parth Sidhwani & Mr. Ritesh, Advocates.

versus MINTELLECTUALS LLP .....Respondent Through: Mr. Samrat Nigam & Ms. Arpita Rawat, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL)

1. This appeal under Section 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [“the Act”], is directed against two orders passed by a three-member arbitral tribunal under Section 17 of the Act.

A. Facts:

2. The arbitration proceedings arise out of disputes between the parties under an agreement dated 01.07.2017 entitled “Research and Collaboration Agreement”. The agreement was for a period of five years i.e., 20 quarters, which have been referred by the parties as Quarters 1 to

20.

3. The respondent, which is the claimant in the arbitration, inter alia contends that quarterly payments of royalty were to be made to it in respect of sales of “Covered Devices” sold by the appellant and/or its affiliates, and that the appellant was re