ARB.P. 830/2026 Page 1 of 3 $~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010199872026 + ARB.P. 830/2026 91 SPRINGBOARD BUSINESS HUB PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gaurav Moduil, Ms. Nispreha Mital and Ms. Shanjali Gupta, Advocates. versus XEED CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA O R D E R % 11.08.2026 1. The service has been effected through e-mail which is not bounced back. The affidavit of service is already on record. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has drawn attention of this Court to the order dated 18.08.2025 passed by this Court in Arbitration Petition no.666/2025 whereby the petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as “Act”) filed by the petitioner was allowed and an arbitrator was appointed to proceed with the arbitration under the aegis of the Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). Attention of this Court was also drawn to Document no.10 which is an e-mail dated 13.01.2026 issued by the arbitrator to the DIAC whereby it was conveyed that on account of some unavoidable personal circumstances, the arbitrator would be unable to conduct the arbitration proceedings. The said information was further transmitted by the DIAC both to the petitioner as also to the respondent by the same e-mail addresses. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2026 at 11:16:13 ARB.P. 830/2026 Page 2 of 3 3. It is on account of the aforesaid that the present petition under Section 11(6) read with Section 15(2) of the Act has been preferred. 4. The arbitration agreement is encapsulated in Clause 17(f) of the Agreement which is extracted hereunder: “17 MISCELLANEOUS ............................. f. Dispute Resolution: Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Terms of Offer which is not resolved within 21 (Twenty-One) days after the service of a notice by a Party on the other, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination shall be referred to and finally resolved through arbitration by a sole arbitrator nominated mutually by both parties under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and other applicable provisions thereof. In the event the parties are not able to mutually appoint one arbitrator within 5 days from the commencement of discussion to this effect, each party would appoint one arbitrator who will in-turn appoint a third arbitrator who would be the chairperson of the tribunal thus constituted. The arbitration proceedings shall be in the English language and shall be held in New Delhi. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties.” 5. It is clear from the reading of the said clause that both the parties were ad idem in resolving the dispute by way of arbitration and had also decided that the said proceedings shall be held at Delhi, conferring jurisdiction on this Court. 6. Despite service, none has appeared on behalf of the respondent. It is also noted that the respondent was issued communication even by the DIAC pursuant to the order dated 18.08.2025 of this Court. 7. This Court is satisfied that there exists an arbitration clause in terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court in SBI General Insurance Company Limited vs. Krish Spinning, (2024) 12 SCC 1. The Court needs to only satisfy itself about the existence of an arbitration agreement and is not required to dwell into the disputes per se. 8. Having regard thereto, this petition is allowed and following directions are passed: i) Mr. Omansh Gupta, Advocate is appointed as a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2026 at 11:16:13 ARB.P. 830/2026 Page 3 of 3 ii) The arbitration will be held under the aegis and rules of the Delhi International Arbitration Centre, Delhi High Court, Sher Shah Road, New Delhi (hereinafter, referred to as the ‘DIAC’). iii) The remuneration of the learned Arbitrator shall be in terms of DIAC (Administrative Cost and Arbitrators’ Fees) Rules, 2018. iv) The learned Arbitrator is requested to furnish a declaration in terms of Section 12 of the Act prior to entering into the reference. v) It is made clear that all the rights and contentions of the parties, including as to the arbitrability of any of the claim, any other preliminary objection, as well as claims/counter-claims and merits of the dispute of either of the parties, are left open for adjudication by the learned arbitrator. vi) The petitioner shall approach the learned Arbitrator within two weeks from today. 9. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J AUGUST 11, 2026 kct This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2026 at 11:16:13