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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on: 3^rd September, 2020

Pronounced on: 7^th June, 2021

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O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 243/2020

THAR CAMPS PVT. LTD.

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr.

Dayan

Krishnan,

Sr.

Advocate with Mr. Shivam

Sharma, Ms. Ritika Goyal and

Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Advs..

versus

M/S. INDUS RIVER CRUISES PVT. LTD. & ORS.

..... Defendants

Through:

Ms.

Manmeet

Arora,

Ms.

Fareha

Ahmad

Khan,

Ms.

Samapika

Biswal

and

Ms.

Shagun

Chopra,

Advs.

for

Respondent Nos. 1 and 3

Mr. Shivek Trehan, Adv. for

Respondent No. 2

Mr. Ashish Dholakia and Mr.

Pranay Mohan Govil, Advs. for

Respondent Nos. 4 and 5

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR

J U D G E M E N T

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(video conferencing)

1.

Three vessels, which stand berthed off the coast of Kolkata,

constitute the subject matter of controversy in this petition, preferred

by the petitioner under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation

Act, 1996 (“the 1996 Act”). They are the RV Katha Pandaw, RV

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Kalaw Pandaw and the RV Kindat Pandaw and would be ref