$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 12.02.2026 + ARB.P. 275/2026, I.A. 3907/2026 (Ex.) & I.A. 3908/2026 (Delay of 2 years and 83 days in Re-filing the petition)

S.B TRANSPORT COMPANY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Sethi, Mr. Chitresh Mittal and Ms. Vaishali Chaudhary, Advocates versus STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Nemo CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL)

I.A. 3908/2026 (Delay of 2 years and 83 days in Re-filing the petition)

1. The Objection Petition being ARB. P. 275/2026 [“present Petition”], filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeks the appointment of Sole Arbitrator.

2. The Petitioner/Applicant, by way of an Application dated 17.12.2025 being I.A. 3908/2026 [“present Application”], seeks condonation of delay of 2 years and 83 days in re-filing the present Petition.

3. The present Petition was instituted on 05.05.2023, however, it never came to be listed since the objections raised with regards to the Signature Not Verified defects were never cured by the Petitioner. Subsequently, the present Application came to be filed only in December, 2025 seeking