JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereafter the `A&C Act') impugning an arbitral award dated 17.12.2020 (hereafter the `impugned award') delivered by an Arbitral Tribunal constituted by Justice (Retired) Manmohan Sarin, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court as the Sole Arbitrator (hereafter the `Arbitral Tribunal').

2. The impugned award was rendered in the context of disputes that have arisen between the parties in relation to an alleged Agreement to Sell dated 07.08.2014 (hereafter the `Agreement to Sell') executed in respect of a property bearing number B-II/6, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, New Delhi (hereafter the `property') for a consideration of Rs.11 crores.

3. The petitioner denies the execution of the Agreement to Sell and states that the said document is a forged document as it does not bear his signatures. This is the principal dispute between the parties. The petitioner contends that the impugned award is liable to be set aside as the Arbitral Tribunal had jurisdiction to adjudicate this dispute.

Factual Context

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