Sadguru Engineers And Allied Services ... vs National Highways Infrastructure ...

ik-143629785 Delhi High Court 24 February 2026 • 33 min read

Judges (1)

Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar Delivered

Counsel (13)

Abhinav Akash Counsel Petitioner Aditi Shrivastava Counsel Petitioner Aman Kumar Counsel Petitioner Ashkrit Tiwari Counsel Petitioner Devna Soni Counsel Respondent Gopal Singh Counsel Respondent Kanika Arora Counsel Petitioner Kartik Pendharkar Counsel Petitioner Santosh Kumar Rout Counsel Respondent Shivam Singh Counsel Respondent Shivashish Dwivedi Counsel Respondent Shubham Janghu Counsel Respondent Varsha Jain Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd Respondent Sadguru Engineers and Allied Services Pvt Ltd Petitioner

Case Significance

Sadguru Engineers And Allied Services ... vs National Highways Infrastructure... is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 24, 2026 (citation: ik-143629785). Sadguru Engineers filed a Section 9 petition under the Arbitration Act seeking to restrain NHIDCL from invoking bank guarantees worth Rs 10.59 crore and to challenge a contract termination notice for a highway construction project. The Court stayed the encashment of three bank guarantees (performance, mobilization advance, and another guarantee) but declined to interdict the termination notice, finding the contract was determinable in nature. The petition was disposed of with observations con The case was heard by Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.

Summary

Sadguru Engineers filed a Section 9 petition under the Arbitration Act seeking to restrain NHIDCL from invoking bank guarantees worth Rs 10.59 crore and to challenge a contract termination notice for a highway construction project. The Court stayed the encashment of three bank guarantees (performance, mobilization advance, and another guarantee) but declined to interdict the termination notice, finding the contract was determinable in nature. The petition was disposed of with observations confined to interim relief, without expressing opinion on merits.

What was the outcome of Sadguru Engineers And Allied Services ... vs National Highways Infrastructure...?

Sadguru Engineers filed a Section 9 petition under the Arbitration Act seeking to restrain NHIDCL from invoking bank guarantees worth Rs 10.59 crore and to challenge a contract termination notice for ...

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