Full Judgment Text
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
% Date of decision: 04.02.2020
+ ARB.P. 104/2020 and IA 1552/2020
M/S SATYAM CATERERS PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
Versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 88/2020
M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
Versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 89/2020
M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
Arb. Pet.104/2020 & conn. Page 1 of 7
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 90/2020
M/S ROOP CATERERS. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 91/2020
M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 92/2020
M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
Arb. Pet.104/2020 & conn. Page 2 of 7
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 93/2020
M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 94/2020
M/S SATYAM CATERERS PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 95/2020
R. K. ASSOCIATES AND HOTELIERS PVT.LTD. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
Arb. Pet.104/2020 & conn. Page 3 of 7
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 96/2020
M/S SATYAM CATERERS PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED(IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 97/2020
M/S ROOP CATERERS. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 98/2020
M/S SATYAM CATERERS PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
Arb. Pet.104/2020 & conn. Page 4 of 7
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 99/2020
M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 100/2020
M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
+ ARB.P. 101/2020
R. K. ASSOCIATES AND HOTELIERS PVT.LTD. ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish K. Bishnoi, Mr.Umang
Raj and Mr. Anurag Sarda, Advocates
Arb. Pet.104/2020 & conn. Page 5 of 7
versus
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED (IRCTC) ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Nikhil Majithia, Standing counsel
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH
JYOTI SINGH, J. (ORAL)
1. Mr. Majithia, learned counsel for the respondent, on instructions,
submits that since similar matters are being adjudicated by the Arbitral
Tribunal constituted pursuant to the order of this Court in Arb. Petitions
Nos. 745/2019 and other connected matters, decided on 11.12.2019,
respondent has taken a decision that the Award passed in those
proceedings would be treated as an Award, with respect to the contracts
which are subject matter of these petitions, so as to avoid multiplicity of
litigation.
2. Mr. Bishnoi, learned counsel for the petitioners has sought
instruction on this aspect from the petitioners. He submits that the
petitioners are willing to accept this course of action and would treat the
Award that would be passed in the pending proceedings before the
Arbitral Tribunal as an Award, for the contracts in the present cases.
3. With the consent of the parties, the present petitions are disposed of
recording the undertakings as above. Since the parties have consented as
above and the Award passed in similar cases being adjudicated by the
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Arbitral Tribunal constituted by Justice Swatanter Kumar, former Judge
of Supreme Court of India would be an Award governing the present
contracts, no further orders are required to be passed in the present
petitions for appointment of a separate Arbitrator. Needless to state, that
the parties shall be at liberty to take recourse to remedies available to
them in law against the Award so passed.
4. The petitions and the application filed herewith are disposed of in
the above terms.
JYOTI SINGH, J
FEBRUARY 04, 2020/ yg /
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