$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 01.10.2024 + ARB. A. (COMM.) 50/2024 and IA No.40486/2024 SHAMLAJI EXPRESSWAY PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tejas Karia, Dr. Amit George, Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Mr. Suyuash Gupta, Mr. Prakhar Deep, Mr. Nishant Doshi, Mr. Anirveda Sharma, Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Ms. Meenakshi Sood, Mr. Arvind Singh and Ms.

Nitya Nath, Advs.

versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manish Bishnoi, Ms. Gunjan Sinha Jain, Ms. Muskaan Gopal, Mr.

Khubaib Shakeel, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (Oral

1. The present appeal under Section 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter ‘the A&C Act’) assails an order dated 02.09.2024 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal while disposing of an application under Section 17 of the A&C Act.

FACTUAL MATRIX

2. The ongoing arbitral proceedings are in the context of a Concession Agreement dated 02.05.2018 (hereinafter ‘CA’) entered into between the parties for the work of “six laning Shamlaji to Motachilodha (93.210 km section) of the NH-8” in the State of Gujarat (hereinafter ‘The Project’). In terms of Article 3.1 of the CA