$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ARB.P. 1944/2025 AJAY MACHINE TOOLS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Bhaumik, Advocate Mob: 9810288405 Email: bhaumik.sanjoy@gmail.com versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Saxena, SPC, Ms. Himani Bhardwaj, GP, Mr. Vaibhav Pundir, AAO and Mr. Abhijeet Soni, Advocate.

Mob: 9811360525 Email: amitspcuoi@gmail.com CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

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1. The present petition has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”), thereby, seeking appointment of a Sole Arbitrator for the adjudication of the disputes between the parties, arising out of the Agreement bearing No. 05/EE/CD- 3/2020-21 dated 15^th January, 2021 (“Agreement”), entered into between the parties, by way of which, the petitioner was granted the contract for “Work of Construction of the Field Office for S.I.B. at Karkardooma, Delhi”.

2. It is the case of the petitioner, that the aforesaid Agreement was executed between the petitioner and the respondent, as per which, the stipulated date for the start of work was 15^th January, 2021 and the stipulated date of completion was 14^th Jan