JUDGMENT

I.A.12446/2022

1. By way of present application, the petitioner seeks condonation of delay of 52 days in refiling the present petition.

2. Petitioner claims that the petition was filed within the statutory period of limitation on 11.04.2022. The defects, as pointed out by the Registry were removed from time to time and lastly, the petition was refiled on 07.06.2022. The Registry remained closed for non-urgent filing on account of summer vacations and thus the defects could only be subsequently Signature Not Verified O.M.P. (COMM) 328/2022 PagDeig i1tal loy Sfi g6ne d By:MANOJ removed.

3. For the reasons stated in the application, the application is allowed and the delay of 52 days in refiling is condoned.

4. The application is disposed of.

OMP(COMM.) 328/2022

1. By way of present petition, the petitioner, who was the claimant (hereafter, ‘the contractor’) before the Arbitral Tribunal (hereafter, ‘the AT’) has raised a restricted challenge to the arbitral award dated 10.01.2022 (hereafter, the ‘impugned award’).

2. Notably, the award was rendered in the context of security services provided by the contractor to the respondent under the agreement dated 30.01.2013 (hereafter, ‘the Ag