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High Court of DelhiO.M.P.(I) (COMM.)/272/2025

Prl Projects And Infrastructure Limited v. State Of Rajasthan Through Chief Engineer Nh Public Works Depa Rtment Pwd And ANR.

2025-12-23Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Jasmeet Singh3 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 272/2025 PRL PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Anusuya Salwan, Adv versus STATE OF RAJASTHAN THROUGH CHIEF ENGINEER NH PUBLIC WORKS DEPA RTMENT PWD AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms Gunjan Sinha Jain, Mr. Ram Krishana Veerendra, Advocates Mr. Ravinder Gupta,. Adv. for R2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 23.12.2025 O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 272/2025 1.

This is a petition filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("1996 Act") seeking the following reliefs:- "(a) pass an Order granting Interim Injunction in favor of the Petitioner and against the Respondent No. 1 thereby ordering the Respondent No.

l, its agents, employees, associates etc. or any person claiming through the Respondent No. 1 not to give effect to the termination of the contract and initiate any coercive action against the Petitioner under the Conditions of the Contract; and (b) pass an Order restraining the Respondents No. 1, its The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

agents, employees, associates etc. from encashing the Bank Guarantee bearing No. 406301GL0000923 dated 04.02.2023 valid upto 18.08.2027 issued by Respondent No. 2; and (c) pass an Order restraining the Respondents No. 2 to give effect to the requests, if any, made by the Respondent No.1, its agents, employees, associates etc. from encashing the Bank Guarantee bearing No.

406301GL0000923 dated 04.02.2023; and"

2.

This Court vide order dated 17.07.2025 recorded that Ms. Salwan, learned counsel for the petitioner, for the time being, only presses the prayer 'b' and the Court restrained respondent No. 1 from encashing the Bank Guarantee No. 406301GL0000923 dated 04.02.2023, for the reasons recorded in the said order.

3.

Since an Arbitral Tribunal has been constituted vide order dated 23.12.2025 in ARB.P. 1854/2025, the present petition shall be treated as an application under Section 17 of the 1996 Act and shall decided by the Arbitral Tribunal expeditiously in accordance with law. 4.

Needless to states that the Arbitral Tribunal shall be uninfluenced with the observations contained made in the orders of this Court. 5.

The interim order dated 17.07.2025 shall continue till the interim applications are decide by the Arbitral Tribunal. 6.

The present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. I.A. 25096/2025 7.

This is an application filed under Section 151 of CPC, 1908 on behalf of respondent No. 1 seeking vacation of the Order dated 17.07.2025 restraining the respondents for encashing the Bank Guarantee No. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

406301GL0000923 dated 04.02.2023.

8.

Since an Arbitral Tribunal has been constituted vide order dated 23.12.2025 in ARB.P. 1854/2025, the present application shall also be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal expeditiously in accordance with law. 9.

The present application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. JASMEET SINGH, J DECEMBER 23, 2025 / (MS) The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.