$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010102012026 + ARB.P. 440/2026 & I.A. 6935/2026 M/S REDCLIFFE LIFETECH PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashwini Kumar & Mr. Khowaja Siddiqui, Advs. versus BAJRANGA MRI CENTRE AND BAJRANGA DIAGNISTIC CENTRE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rishub Kapoor, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN O R D E R % 10.08.2026 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/M/s Redcliffe Lifetech Pvt. Ltd. and the respondents executed a Business Operation Agreement (for short, „the Agreement‟) dated 26.11.2022 for jointly operating the diagnostic centre at Rani Durgabatti Government Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh as “Bajranga Diagnostics- Powered by Redcliffe Labs”. The parties commenced joint operations in November 2022 which continued till 30.03.2024. Thereafter, the parties mutually decided to terminate the Agreement and the petitioner issued an email dated 30.03.2024 recording the mutual termination with effect from 31.03.2024. The respondents were required to return the machinery, equipment and other assets belonging to the petitioner installed at the diagnostic centre. However, despite repeated 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 12/08/2026 at 10:50:10 requests, the respondents failed to return the assets. 2.1 The arbitration was invoked at the instance of the petitioner by notice dated 24.09.2025 under Clause 18.11.1 of the agreement. On failure to do the needful, the present petition was filed. 3. The arbitration clause is reproduced below: “18.11 Governing Law and Dispute Resolution 18.11.1 The Parties to this Agreement shall try to settle any disputes, differences or claims by way of an amicable settlement through negotiation and conciliation between the Parties inter-se with the help of one person on behalf of each Party taking part in the negotiations/conciliation proceedings. The Party wishing to call a negotiation/conciliation proceeding shall do so by giving a prior written notice of at least 30 (thirty) days providing the details of the time, date and venue of such negotiation/conciliation proceeding. The arbitration proceedings shall be governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as amended from time to time. In the event that the Parties are not able to settle their differences through arbitration proceedings within 15 days of the completion of the notice period, then the dispute or difference shall be dealt with as per sub-clause (2) hereinbelow. 18.11.2. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of India and subject to the preceding clause, the courts in Delhi, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try all disputes arising between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement.” 4. Learned counsel for the respondents on instructions has no objection for referring the matter to arbitration. 5. Accordingly, the petition is allowed by appointing Mr. Amar Mehta, Advocate (Mobile No: 08155069478) as the sole arbitrator for adjudication of the disputes which have arisen between the parties. Pending application is 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 12/08/2026 at 10:50:10 also disposed of. 6. 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. 7. Before entering upon reference, the learned Arbitrator will comply with Section 12 of the Act. 8. 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. 9. A copy of this order be forwarded to the learned Arbitrator for information. AVNEESH JHINGAN, J AUGUST 10, 2026 Ch 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 12/08/2026 at 10:50:10