* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 11^th December, 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 23^rd January, 2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 170/2019 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Parv Garg and Mr. Pawas Kulshrestha, Advocates.

versus M/S KOCHI AROOR TOLLWAYS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Abhishek Gupta and Mr. Suyash Gupta, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J.

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘Act’) seeking setting aside of the Award dated

10^th October, 2018 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal (‘Award’).

2. The petitioner (respondent in the arbitration proceedings) shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘NHAI’ and the respondent (claimant in the arbitration proceedings) shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘KATPL’.

FACTUALBACKGROUND

3. The brief facts relevant for adjudication of the present petition are set out below:

i. On 28^th April, 2015, the parties entered into a Concession Agreement for operation, maintenance and transfer of Edapally-Vyttila-Aroor Section from 342.00 Km to 358.750 Km, in the State of Kerala on OMT basis on 28^th April, 2015