* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 31.05.2025 + FAO (COMM) 170/2023 M/s MAHAVIR PRASAD GUPTA AND SONS .....Appellant versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr M.K. Ghosh and Ms Tina Garg, Advocates.

For the Respondent : Mr Tushar Sannu, and Ms Ankita Bhadouriya, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

JUDGMENT

TEJAS KARIA, J

1. The Appellant has filed the present Appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, („Act‟) being aggrieved by the order dated 23.05.2023 passed by learned District Judge (Commercial Court)- 01, Shahdara, District Courts Karkardooma, Delhi („Commercial Court‟) in OMP (Comm) No. 6 of 2021 (‘Impugned Order‟).

2. The Impugned Order has allowed the application under Section 34 of the Act and set aside the Arbitration Award dated 12.10.2020 („Award‟), whereby the learned Arbitral Tribunal had awarded the Appellant a sum of ₹1,76,01,359/- along with interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of the Award.

3. The Impugned Order has set aside the Award holding that the Learned Sole Arbitrator was unilateral