M/S Sunrise Associate & Ors. v. M/S Cavendish Industries Ltd & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 25 Jan 2023 · 2023:DHC:654
Tushar Rao Gedela
W.P.(C) 57/2023
2023:DHC:654
civil petition_dismissed Procedural

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The Delhi High Court permitted the petitioners to file affidavit evidence in arbitration proceedings with an extended timeline and declined to interfere with costs imposed by the Arbitral Tribunal.

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Neutral Citation Number 2023/DHC/000654
W.P.(C) 57/2023 1
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
JUDGMENT
delivered on: 25.01.2023
W.P.(C) 57/2023 & CM APPL. 131/2023
M/S SUNRISE ASSOCIATE & ORS. ..... Petitioners
versus
M/S CAVENDISH INDUSTRIES LTD & ANR. ..... Respondents
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Mr. Sajan Prasad, Mr. Abhyankar Pratap and Mr. Pranav Gupta, Advs.
For the Respondent : Mr. Nakull Jain, Adv.
CORAM:
JUDGMENT
TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. (ORAL)

1. After hearing arguments of learned counsel for the parties extensively as well as the basis upon which the impugned order has been passed by the learned Arbitral Tribunal, with the consent of the parties, this Court passes the following directions:- [ The proceeding has been conducted through Hybrid mode ]

(i) The petitioner is permitted to file its evidence by way of an affidavit before the learned Arbitral Tribunal on the basis of the original Statement of Defence and the documents filed thereto, without prejudice to its rights and contentions.

(ii) The affidavit forming part of the impugned order

(iii) The direction as contained in para 14 of the

Tribunal’s order is extended to 15 days from today and the petitioner is permitted to file its affidavit by way of evidence as directed in sub para (i) above.

(iv) The objections, if any, of the respondents may be recorded by the Arbitral Tribunal to be decided at the time of final arguments.

2. In view of the above, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs.

3. Whatever costs has been imposed by the Arbitral Tribunal, are not interfered by this Court in the present petition.

TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. JANUARY 25, 2023