M/S PATIL RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHERN RAILWAY
Delhi High Court appoints sole arbitrator for Patil Rail Infrastructure's contract dispute with Northern Railway
The court appointed Mr. Naveen Gupta, Advocate, as Sole Arbitrator under Section 11 for disputes under the 2024 running contract, with proceedings under DIAC rules. Parties may raise all pleas, including arbitrability and jurisdiction, before the arbitrator. The petition was disposed of.
Why it matters: At the Section 11 stage the court only checks prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement, leaving arbitrability and jurisdiction objections to the arbitrator.
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- Delhi High Court
- Case number
- ARB.P. - 1630/2026
- Date of judgment
- 29 October 2026
- Petitioner / Appellant
- M/S PATIL RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHERN RAILWAY
- CNR
- DLHC010428422026
- Outcome
- Allowed
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010428422026 + ARB.P. 1630/2026 M/S PATIL RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.
.....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Ramya Aggarwal and Ms.
Vaishnavi Bhargava ,
Advocates.
versus
UNION OF INDIA, T HROUGH THE GENERAL
MANAGER, NORTHERN RAILWAY
.....Respondent
Through: Mr. Vivek Goyal, CGPSC with
Mr. Aryan Aggarwal,
Advocate.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA
JUDGMENT(ORAL)
% 29.10.2026
1. By t he present petition, the Petitioner appointment of an Arbitrator for resolution of disputes arising out of Running Contract No. RGC/77236027/11/P-77/2024 dated 08.04.2024.
2. Conditions 2901 to 2903 of the Indian Railways Standard Conditions of Contract of 2 022 and Clause 24 of the Instructions to Tenderers dated 01.07.2026 contain the arbitration agreement inter se the parties herein.
3. It is well settled that while exercising jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Act, the scope of enquiry is confined to examining the prima
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facie existence of an arbitration agreement between the concerned parties.
4. In the present case, there is no dispute with regard to the existence of a valid arbitration clause between the parties.
5. Further, the parties are ad idem with respect to the reference of the disputes to arbitration. In the aforesaid circumstances , this Court finds no impediment in appointing a Sole Arbitrator.
6. Accordingly, Mr. Naveen Gupta, Advocate (Mob. No.
9312248478) is appointed as a learned Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes arisen between the parties. The learned Sole Arbitrator shall enter upon the reference within two weeks from today.
7. The learned Sole Arbitrator will proceed to the arbitration proceedings subject to furnishing requisite disclosu res as required under Section 12(2) of the Act within two weeks of entering reference.
8. The arbitration shall be carried under the rules and aegis of Delhi International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”) . The learned Arbitrator shall be entitled to fees as per t he Schedule of Fees maintained by the DIAC.
9. It shall be open to the parties to raise all pleas, including but not limited to objections as to arbitrability and jurisdiction, before the learned Sole Arbitrator who shall decide the same in accordance with law.
10. It is clarified that the observations made herein are only for the
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purpose of deciding the present petition under Section 11 of the Act.
The learned Sole Arbitrator shall adjudicate the disputes independently and on their own merits, uninfluenced by a ny observations contained in the present order.
11. The Registry is, accordingly, directed to send a receipt of this order to Mr. Naveen Gupta, learned Arbitrator through all permissible modes including email.
12. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the above terms.
OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J
OCTOBER 29, 2026/pa