$~37 & 40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24.02.2026 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 507/2025 & I.A. 5107/2026 (For Dir.)

ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sudhinder, Mr. Ashish Mukhi, Mr. Sanidhya Sonthalia and Mr. Kanishk Pandey, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC along with Mr. Kunal Raj, Advocate.

40 + ARB.P. 354/2026 ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sudhinder, Mr. Ashish Mukhi, Mr. Sanidhya Sonthalia and Mr. Kanishk Pandey, Advocates.

versus UNIION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shambhavi Sharma, Government Pleader.

CORAM:

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

HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

ARB.P. 354/2026

1. The present Petition, filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Act, seeks appointment of a Sole Arbitrator for the purpose of resolution of disputes that are stated to have arisen inter se the parties under Contract bearing No. 2024/RS(l)/954/207/1940 dated 01.08.2024, in terms of the Clause 18 contained therein, which has to be read with the Clause 2905(b) of the Annexure A to the Railw