UNION OF INDIA v. M/S DAYA ENGG. WORKS (SLEEPER) LTD.
ARB.P./211/2026 · 2026-10-13
Prateek Jalan
body2026
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ARB.P. 211/2026 p. 1 $~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC011094022025 + ARB.P. 211/2026 & I.As. 2557-2559/2026 UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Dr. B. Ramaswamy, CGSC. versus M/S DAYA ENGG. WORKS (SLEEPER) LTD. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Sweta Rani, Mr. Tushar Swami, Ms. Rekha Giri, Ms. Debasmita Dutta and Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Advocates. CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 13.10.2026
1. By way of this petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [“the Act”], the petitioner seeks appointment of an arbitrator, pursuant to the termination of the mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator, who was in seisin of arbitral proceedings arising out of Contract bearing No. 90/Track-II/22/11/2 dated 12.11.1991 and Agreement No. 187-S/876/TSO/DNA dated 09.02.1995.
2. I am informed that the proceedings were last held on 09.01.2020, and the learned Arbitrator has since passed away.
3. Dr. B. Ramaswamy, learned Central Government Standing Counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a petition under Sections 14 and 15 of the Act.
4. The petition, alongwith pending applications, is dismissed as 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 15/10/2026 at 11:08:37
ARB.P. 211/2026 p. 2 withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid.
5. It is clarified that this Court has not made any comment on the merits of the proposed petition, and the rights and contentions of the parties remain reserved.
PRATEEK JALAN, J OCTOBER 13, 2026 ‘B’/KA/ 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 15/10/2026 at 11:08:37