Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd ... vs Construcciones Y Auxiliar De ...

ik-125653959 Delhi High Court 24 December 2025 • 89 min read

Judges (2)

C. Hari Shankar Coram Om Prakash Shukla Delivered

Counsel (7)

Aishani Das Counsel Respondent Anirudh Bakhru Counsel Appellant Balapragatha Moorthy Counsel Respondent Rishi Agarwal Counsel Appellant Shantanu Tyagi Counsel Respondent Shruti Arora Counsel Appellant Tarini Khurana Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Construcciones Y Auxiliar De Ferrocarriles Respondent Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited Appellant

Case Significance

Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd ... vs Construcciones Y Auxiliar De ... is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-125653959). Delhi Airport Metro Express appealed against the Single Judge's dismissal of its Section 34 petition, which had challenged an international arbitral award on the ground that Part I of the Arbitration Act was inapplicable as the seat of arbitration was outside India. The court held that since the arbitration agreement designated the seat in London under ICC Rules, the bar under Section 2(2) of the Act applied and Indian courts lacked jurisdiction under Part I. The appeal was dismissed and the The bench comprised Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla. The judgment was delivered by Justice Om Prakash Shukla.

Summary

Delhi Airport Metro Express appealed against the Single Judge's dismissal of its Section 34 petition, which had challenged an international arbitral award on the ground that Part I of the Arbitration Act was inapplicable as the seat of arbitration was outside India. The court held that since the arbitration agreement designated the seat in London under ICC Rules, the bar under Section 2(2) of the Act applied and Indian courts lacked jurisdiction under Part I. The appeal was dismissed and the Single Judge's order was upheld.

What was the outcome of Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd ... vs Construcciones Y Auxiliar De ...?

Delhi Airport Metro Express appealed against the Single Judge's dismissal of its Section 34 petition, which had challenged an international arbitral award on the ground that Part I of the Arbitration ...

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