Oriental Foundry Private Limited vs Union Of India

ik-92820497 Delhi High Court 25 February 2026 • 12 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (9)

Abhishek Gupta Counsel Respondent Akanksha Suman Counsel Respondent Ashish Mukhi Counsel Petitioner Kanishk Pandey Counsel Petitioner Kunal Raj Counsel Respondent R. Sudhinder Counsel Petitioner Sanidhya Sonthalia Counsel Petitioner Shambhavi Sharma Counsel Respondent Shashank Dixit Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Oriental Foundry Private Limited Petitioner Union of India Respondent

Case Significance

Oriental Foundry Private Limited vs Union Of India is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 25, 2026 (citation: ik-92820497). Oriental Foundry filed two connected petitions — one under Section 11(6) seeking appointment of an arbitrator, and another under Section 9 seeking interim relief against encashment of a bank guarantee worth Rs 9.58 crores. Since an arbitrator had already been appointed in the Section 11(6) petition, the Court treated the Section 9 petition as an application under Section 17 to be decided by the arbitrator. The interim order dated 11.12.2025 was continued until the Section 17 application was a The case was heard by Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.

Summary

Oriental Foundry filed two connected petitions — one under Section 11(6) seeking appointment of an arbitrator, and another under Section 9 seeking interim relief against encashment of a bank guarantee worth Rs 9.58 crores. Since an arbitrator had already been appointed in the Section 11(6) petition, the Court treated the Section 9 petition as an application under Section 17 to be decided by the arbitrator. The interim order dated 11.12.2025 was continued until the Section 17 application was adjudicated.

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