Msa Global Llc (Oman) v. Engineering Projects (India) Ltd & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ FAO(OS) 117/2025, CM APPL. 63577/2025 and CM APPL. 64508/2025 MSA GLOBAL LLC (OMAN) .....Appellant Through:

Mr. Kirat Singh Nagra, Mr.

Kartik Yadav, Mr.

Pranav Vyas, Ms. Sumedha Chadha, Mr. Sankalp Singh, Advs.

versus ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDIA) LTD & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv.

with Mr.Adv.[appearance not given.]

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

O R D E R

% 17.12.2025 1.

Through the present Appeal, the Appellant [Defendant in the pending suit] assails the correctness of an order dated 18.09.2025 [hereinafter referred to as 'Impugned Order'] passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby an ad interim ex parte order was passed, restricting the Defendant from maintaining, continuing, appearing in, or participating in the contempt proceedings pending before the High Court of Singapore.

2.

This Bench, in its detailed judgment dated 12.12.2025 passed in FAO(OS) 88/2025 captioned MSA Global LLC Oman v. Engineering Projects India Ltd, has examined the issue of jurisdiction of the Court with respect to arbitration proceedings. The Defendant has the remedy 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 20/12/2025 at 11:33:56

of filing an application for vacation of stay or call upon the learned Single Judge to finally decide the application filed under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [hereinafter referred to as 'CPC'].

3.

At this stage, this Bench does not find it appropriate to interfere with the Impugned Order. However, this Bench deems it appropriate to relegate the Defendant to the remedy available before the learned Single Judge. All issues and contentions are kept open, and needless to observe that the learned Single Judge shall decide the application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the CPC, uninfluenced by the Impugned Order.

4.

With the above observation, the present Appeal is disposed of. The pending applications shall stand closed.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

DECEMBER 17, 2025 jai/pal 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 20/12/2025 at 11:33:56