$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010163252026 + ARB.P. 717/2026 M/S ANURAG AND SONS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Saurav Yadav, Adv. (through VC). versus BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Mr. Rohan S. Nandy & Ms. Himankini Mishra, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN O R D E R % 11.08.2026 1. This petition is filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short „the Act‟) for appointment of an arbitrator. 2. The brief facts are that the petitioner, a proprietorship firm was awarded the work for execution and handing over of civil works for construction of tower & equipments foundations, cable trench, road, drain, yard PCC & gravelling work, earthing works, stores etc. for extension of 400 kv sub-station at Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh by the respondent vide Work Order dated 20.02.2023. The contract was to commence from 07.01.2023 and was to be completed by 31.05.2023 but the respondent illegally terminated the contract on 08.05.2023. The arbitration was invoked by the petitioner under Clause 25 of the Work Order, vide notice dated 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 13/08/2026 at 10:59:30 25.06.2025 issued under Section 21 of the Act. On failure to do the needful, the present petition is filed. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent on instructions has no objection for referring the matter to arbitration. 4. Accordingly, the petition is allowed by appointing Hon‟ble Ms. Justice Rekha Palli, Delhi High Court Judge (Retd.) (Mobile No. 9810012120) as the sole arbitrator for adjudication of the disputes which have arisen between the parties. 5. Arbitral proceedings will be held under the aegis of Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). Fee of the Arbitrator shall be fixed as per fee schedule. 6. Before entering upon reference, the learned Arbitrator will comply with Section 12 of the Act. 7. It is made clear that since this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the rival claims of the parties and it will be open for the parties to file their respective claims/counter claims before the learned Arbitrator which will be considered in accordance with law. 8. A copy of this order be forwarded to the learned Arbitrator for information. AVNEESH JHINGAN, J AUGUST 11, 2026 ‘JK’ 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 13/08/2026 at 10:59:30