O.M.P. (COMM) 76/2016

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Date of decision: 24.08.2017

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O.M.P. (COMM) 76/2016

GE T&D INDIA LIMITED

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..... Petitioner

Through

Mr.Tejas Karia, Mr.Surjendu Sankar

Das

&

Mr.Siddhanth

Kochhar,

Advocates

Versus

RELIABLE ENGINEERING PROJECTS

..... Respondent

Through

Dr.Amit George, Advocate (Amicus

Curiae)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT NATH

JAYANT NATH, J.(ORAL)

1.

The present petition is filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and

Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as „Act‟) seeking to impugn

the award of the arbitral tribunal dated 22.11.2015.

2.

Some of the relevant facts are that the Government of India awarded

the work of installation of the Jhajjhar Power Plant to Aravali Power

Company Pvt. Ltd (in short “APC”) a joint venture between NTPC and

other two companies. APC awarded a turnkey project for erection and

commissioning of Power Transformer Package to the petitioner. On

08.09.2009, the petitioner issued a purchase order to the respondent for a

contract for value of Rs.1,20,00,000/- for certain works being part of the

work awarded to the petitio