Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. v. Ms Frans Global Infotech Ltd.
$~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + TR.P.(C.) 32/2026 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS INDIA LTD.
.....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Amitesh Chandra Mishra, Ms.
Vishakha, Mr. Mritunjai Singh & Mr.
Harshit S. Gahlot, Advs.
versus MS FRANS GLOBAL INFOTECH LTD.
.....Respondent Through:
Mr. Rizwan & Ms. Sachi Chopra, Advs. (through VC).
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA
O R D E R
% 18.02.2026 1.
This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL. 11355/2026 (Exemption) 2.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. TR.P.(C.) 32/2026 3.
The present petition under Section 24 read with Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, (for short, 'CPC') seeks following prayers:- "a) Allow the present transfer petition; and b) Grant an order directing the transfer of the Section 34 petition bearing No. OMP COMM. 2/2026 filed by the Petitioner and pending adjudication before the Ld. District Judge (Commercial), South-East District, Saket Courts, Delhi to this Hon'ble High Court; and c) Consolidate the said petition being OMP COMM. 2/2026 with The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
O.M.P. COMM. 555 of 2025 filed by the Respondent and already pending before this Hon'ble Court and direct both petitions to be heard and adjudicated together; and d) In view of the transfer, direct the Arbitral Record to be remitted to this Hon'ble Court; and e) Pass such other and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interests of justice, equity and good conscience." 4.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the latter has filed a petition, OMP (COMM.) 2/2026, before learned District Judge, Commercial, South-East, Saket Courts, challenging the arbitral award dated 24.09.2025 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator under the aegis of Delhi International Arbitration Centre. It is further submitted that the respondent has filed OMP (COMM.) 555/2025 before this Court assailing the same aforesaid arbitral award dated 24.09.2025 and the same is pending adjudication before the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court wherein, vide order dated 23.12.2025, learned Co-ordinate Bench had issued notice and listed the same for hearing on 11.03.2026. It is further submitted that the respondent has also filed an execution petition, OMP (ENF.)(COMM.) 19/2026, under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, with respect to the same award, and notice has been issued in the same by the learned Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.01.2026. 5.
Learned counsel for the respondent, who appears on advance notice, fairly submits that he has no objection if the present petition is allowed and petition, OMP (COMM.) 2/2026, filed assailing the arbitral award dated 24.09.2025 by the petitioner before the learned District Judge, Commercial, South-East, is transferred to this Court.
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Perusal of the record shows that, in both the OMPs filed by the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
petitioner as well as respondent, the same arbitral award dated 24.09.2025 passed by the learned Sole Arbitrator has been challenged. The matter in issue of both the petitions are directly and substantially the same. Therefore, in order to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and contradictory findings, it will be in the interest of justice, for the effective and proper adjudication of both the petitions, that the same are decided together by the same Court. 7.
In view of the above, the present petition is allowed. 8.
Petition, OMP (COMM.) No. 02/2026, under Sections 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, filed by the petitioner and pending before the Court of learned District Judge, Commercial Court-01, South-East, Saket Courts, New Delhi, is withdrawn and transferred to this Court. Let the records of the same be transferred to the Registry of this Court and tagged along with petition, OMP (COMM.) 555/2025, for joint proceedings of both petitions on 11.03.2026.
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The petition is disposed of along with all pending application(s), if any. 10.
Copy of this order be sent to learned District Judge, Commercial Court01, South-East, Saket Courts, New Delhi, for necessary information and compliance.
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Order be uploaded on the website of this Court forthwith. AMIT SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 18, 2026/ns/bsr The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.