$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 09.04.2026 + O.M.P. (COMM) 181/2024 & I.A. 9043/2024 (Ex.)

KRISHNA UDYOG .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamlesh Ojha, Advocate.

versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC along with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay, Mr. Vivek Sharma and Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Advocates. CORAM:

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

HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

1. The present Petition has been instituted under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, A&C Act, assailing the Award dated 14.11.2023, Impugned Award. By way of the Impugned Award, a three-member Arbitral Tribunal dismissed the claims preferred by the Petitioner herein.

I. On preliminary objection concerning the delay

2. At the outset, the learned Central Government Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent raises a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the present Petition on the ground that it is barred by limitation.

3. This Court proposes to consider and decide the said preliminary objection at the first instance.

4. At this juncture, this Court finds it apposite t