2022/DHC/004781

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of decision: 09^th November 2022

+ O.M.P. (T) (COMM.) 63/2020

RAM KRIPAL SINGH CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD ...... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Amit Pawan, Mr. Hassan Zobair

Waris, Mr. Aakarsh & Ms. Shivangi,

Advocates.

versus

NTPC

..... Respondent

Through:

Mr. R. Sudhinder, Advocate with Mr.

Nikhil Kumar Singh, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI

J U D G M E N T

ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J.

By way of the present petition under section 14 of the Arbitration

& Conciliation Act 1996 („A&C Act‟, for short), the petitioner seeks

termination of the mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator appointed by

the respondent vide communication dated 14.05.2020 in relation to

disputes that are stated to have arisen with the respondent from Letter of

Award dated 17.12.2010, which related to the setting-up of a township

for the respondent‟s Super Thermal Power Project at Barh, Bihar; the

issuance of the letter of award having culminated in the parties signing a

Contract Agreement dated