Tata Capital Limited v. Jasvit Constructions Private Limited & ORS.

$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ARB.P. 2124/2024 TATA CAPITAL LIMITED .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Varun Bedi, Mr. Dev Gulati and Ms. Swati Ahalawat Advs versus JASVIT CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

O R D E R

% 04.03.2025 1.

This is a petition filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('A&C Act') seeking appointment of the Arbitrator for the adjudication of disputes between the parties arising out of the Loan Agreement dated 21st November 2022 executed between the parties. 2.

It is stated that the arbitration clause is Clause 9 of the said agreement as applicable to the parties herein. He states that Annexure 1 to this agreement at Serial Nos. 13 and 14 records that the place of arbitration shall be 'Delhi' and the jurisdiction shall vest with Courts at Delhi. 3.

Since, there were disputes between the parties, petitioner invoked arbitration vide notice dated 24th July 2024. 4.

It is stated that despite petitioner's request, the parties could not agree to appointment of the Arbitrator as per the aforementioned Clause. 5.

Counsel for the petitioner states that Clause 9 has to be read with Annexure 1 of the above-mentioned agreement.

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He states that the place at which the arbitral proceedings have to be conducted has been specified as 'Delhi' in the said Annexure-I. 7.

As per service report sent by the Registry, notice stands successfully served upon respondent nos. 1 to 3. Counsel for petitioner also points out that emails were sent on 20th February 2025 and as per his instructions, the same have neither bounced back nor been reverted. 8.

However, none appears on behalf of respondents. 9.

Justice Ms. Shreya Mathur, Advocate (Mobile No. 8527080105) is appointed as the Sole Arbitrator. The Arbitration proceedings shall take place under the aegis of the Delhi International Arbitration Centre ('DIAC'). The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted under the Rules of the DIAC. The fee of the Sole Arbitrator shall be as per the Fourth Schedule of the A&C Act, as amended by the DIAC Rules. 10.

List before the DIAC on 10th March 2025. Let a copy of the present order be emailed to Secretary, DIAC on the email iddelhiarbitrationcentre@gmail.com.

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Copy of this order be communicated by the Registry to the Respondent through email. Parties to appear before the DIAC which shall also issue notice to the counsel for the respondent once again. 12.

Petition is disposed of with all pending applications, if any 13.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. ANISH DAYAL, J MARCH 4, 2025/sm/na 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 30/06/2025 at 23:38:52