Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Union Of India vs M/S V K Gupta & Associates on 24 March, 2026
Serial No. 08
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
Arb P No. 23/2026
CM No. 1590/2026
Union of India .....Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. Sumant Sudan, AC vice
Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI.
V/s
M/S V K Gupta & Associates. ..... Respondent(s)
Through:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE
ORDER
(24.03.2026)
Petitioner, through the medium of this petition, filed under Section 34 of
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeks setting aside the Arbitration
Award dated 25.07.2025 amended on 10.09.2026, pertaining to CA No. CE (P)
SPK/22/2015-16 for the work of “Design and Construction of 03 Nos Psc Box
Girder (Using Segmental Precast Concrete Box Girder Configuration) 331.20
Mtr Span Pmt Bridge Over Bein Nallah At Km 32.310 on road Parole-
Korepannu-Rajpura, 300 Mtr Span Major Pmt Bridge Over Tarnah Nallah-li At
Km 10.200 on Road NH1A Channkatriyan-Londi-Bobiya and 160 Mtr Long
Span Pmt Bridge Over Tamah-1 At Km 25.590 On Road Parote-Korepannu
Rajpura including Ssi over Under Project Sampark in J&K State” passed by
sole Arbitrator, Sh. Vinod Sharma, , which is against the public policy and
patently illegal.
Heard.
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Issue notice to the respondent, returnable within a period of four weeks,
subject to the filing of requisites within one week.
List on 15.05.2026.
Meanwhile, subject to deposit of entire awarded amount before the
Registry, within the period of six weeks, the impugned award is stayed. The
awarded amount on being deposited shall be secured in FDR, initially, for a
period of six months with periodical renewals, thereafter.
(M A CHOWDHARY)
JUDGE
Jammu
24.03.2026
Renu
Renu Bala
2026.03.25 11:22
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