ARB.P. 920/2026 $~19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010232132026 + ARB.P. 920/2026 KAILASH CHAWLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anish Roy and Mr. Kapil Gautam, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Kumar, SPC with Mr. Nipun Jain, GP and Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH O R D E R % 29.09.2026 I.A. 26298/2026 1. This application is filed on behalf of the Respondents under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with Section 151 CPC seeking condonation of delay of 29 days in filing the reply. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed, condoning the delay of 29 days in filing the reply. Reply is taken on record. 3. Application stands disposed of. ARB.P. 920/2026 4. This petition is filed on behalf of the Petitioner under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘1996 Act’) for appointment of an Arbitrator in respect of disputes arising from contract awarded to the Petitioner on 27.02.2024 for construction of boundary wall at Wildlife 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 08/10/2026 at 11:07:27 ARB.P. 920/2026 Institute of India, Dehradun. 5. Counsel for the Respondents submits that the present petition is pre- mature since Petitioner has not exhausted the pre-arbitral mechanism provided under Clause 25 GCC, which provides for conciliation mechanism before invoking the arbitration agreement. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, on instructions, seeks to withdraw this petition with liberty to take recourse to pre-arbitral mechanism provided in Clause 25 GCC. 7. Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for, making it clear that Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. JYOTI SINGH, J SEPTEMBER 29, 2026/YA 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 08/10/2026 at 11:07:27