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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 05.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 06.04.2026 + O.M.P. 709/2011 MCD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Goel, Standing Counsel with Ms. Dimple Aggarwal, Mr. Himanshu Goel, Ms. Varsha, Advocates along with Bhanu Pratap AE, MCD versus ANIL GUPTA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr Aditya Chhibber, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

J U D G M E N T

HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

1. The present Petition has been instituted under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, A&C Act, by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, MCD/Petitioner, seeking setting aside of the Arbitral Award dated 01.04.2011, Impugned Award rendered in the arbitration proceedings titled ―Shri Anil Gupta v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi‖.

2. The Impugned Award arises out of disputes emanating from the Work Order dated 28.08.2004, Work Order, awarded by the Petitioner to Respondent No.1 for execution of certain works.

3. At the outset, it is noted that the present Petition was earlier disposed of by a Judgment dated 12.12.2018. Subsequently, upon an application filed by the Petitioner seeking modification, the l