M/S Khub Chand Tyagi v. Delhi Jal Board

$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 1150/2025 M/S KHUB CHAND TYAGI .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Laksh Khanna, Ms. Diksha Suri and Ms. Riya Jain, Advs.

versus DELHI JAL BOARD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Karunesh Tandon, Mr. Prabin Mohan and Mr. Sarthak Mittal, Advs.

for DJB.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 09.01.2026

O R D E R

CM APPL.46485/2025 (Exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CONT.CAS(C) 1150/2025 3.

The present petition alleges wilful disobedience / non-compliance of the orders dated 21.03.2025, 08.05.2025, 11.07.2025, passed in O.M.P.(ENF.) (COMM.)178/2024. The said orders concern deposit by the respondent of the awarded amount in terms of an Arbitral Award dated 07.04.2015 in inter se arbitral proceedings.

4.

During the course of hearing, it transpires that the respondent / Delhi Jal Board has purported to deposit the arbitral amount in the execution proceedings, in line with the directions contained in the aforesaid orders. 5.

However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there exists a deficiency in the deposit made by the respondent. This assertion is refuted by 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 12/01/2026 at 12:56:56

learned counsel for the respondent. It also transpires that an application has been filed by the petitioner in the execution proceedings seeking to agitate this very issue viz. whether there is any deficiency in the deposit of the requisite amount by the respondent.The said application is still pending. 6.

In the circumstances, this Court is not inclined to pass any further orders in the present proceedings, except to grant liberty to the petitioner to pursue its pending application in the execution proceedings. 7.

Learned counsel for the respondent submits that orders passed by the concerned court in the execution proceedings shall be scrupulously complied with. If any additional deposit is required to be made by the respondent in terms thereof, the same shall be duly made. It is further stated that the respondent shall forthwith comply with the orders whereby it has been directed to place on record its calculation of the awarded amount. 8.

The aforesaid statement on behalf of the respondent is taken on record. 9.

The petition is disposed of in the above terms. SACHIN DATTA, J JANUARY 9, 2026/cl 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 12/01/2026 at 12:56:56