M/S Traffic Media(India) vs Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

ik-199041633 Delhi High Court 24 December 2025 • 32 min read

Judges (1)

Jasmeet Singh Delivered

Counsel (6)

Aayush Kumar Counsel Respondent Aman Vaccher Counsel Petitioner Arjun Natarajan Counsel Respondent Arvind Nayar Counsel Petitioner Ashutosh Dubey Counsel Petitioner Nakul Gupta Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Respondent Traffic Media (India) Petitioner

Case Significance

M/S Traffic Media(India) vs Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-199041633). Traffic Media filed a Section 34 petition to set aside an arbitral award that rejected its claims arising from an advertising rights contract for pre-designed panels inside metro trains on Lines 5 and 6. The Court found that the arbitrator failed to adjudicate the central issue of which party was responsible for breach of contract and termination, rendering the entire award vitiated as it lacked a reasoned nexus between findings and conclusions. The petition was allowed and the award was set The case was heard by Justice Jasmeet Singh. Counsel appearing: Aayush Kumar (counsel for respondent), Aman Vaccher (counsel for petitioner), Arjun Natarajan (counsel for respondent), Arvind Nayar (counsel for petitioner), Ashutosh Dubey (counsel for petitioner), Nakul Gupta (counsel for respondent).

Summary

Traffic Media filed a Section 34 petition to set aside an arbitral award that rejected its claims arising from an advertising rights contract for pre-designed panels inside metro trains on Lines 5 and 6. The Court found that the arbitrator failed to adjudicate the central issue of which party was responsible for breach of contract and termination, rendering the entire award vitiated as it lacked a reasoned nexus between findings and conclusions. The petition was allowed and the award was set aside as arbitrary, perverse, and devoid of intelligible reasons under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

What was the outcome of M/S Traffic Media(India) vs Delhi Metro Rail Corporation?

Traffic Media filed a Section 34 petition to set aside an arbitral award that rejected its claims arising from an advertising rights contract for pre-designed panels inside metro trains on Lines 5 and...

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