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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of decision: 30^th May, 2023

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O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 69/2023 & I.A. Nos. 4381/2023,

4383/2023

M/S. SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr.Raj

Shekhar

Rao,

Sr.

Advocate with Ms. Hetu Arora

Sethi, Ms. Lalit Mohini Bhat,

Mr.Rahul Jain, Mr.Siddharth

Agarwal, Mr.Anirudh Bhat and

Ms.Prachi Dubey, Advocates.

versus

NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

..... Respondent

Through:

Mr.Manish K. Bishnoi and

Mr.Nirmal Prasad, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA

NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL)

1.

This petition has been filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration &

Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as „the Act‟) seeking

stay on the operation of the Termination Notice dated 27.02.2023

issued by the respondent, terminating the Contract dated 12.04.2018

by which, the respondent had awarded to the petitioner the work of

rehabilitation and upgradation to four laning of NH-31D from km

113.200 to km 154.854 (Package-II A) Ghoshpukur-Salsalabari

Digitally Signed By:SUNIL

Signing Date:01.06.2023

16:40:42

Signature Not Verified

Section in the State of West Bengal on Engi