Delhi District Court Mra Paper vs Acme Print O Pac And Anr on 8 January, 2026 IN THE COURT OF SH. AJAY PANDEY DISTRICT JUDGE (COMMERCIAL COURT10) CENTRAL, TIS HAZARI COURTS, DELHI OMP Comm 20/2024 MRA Paper Khasra No.153, First Floor, Theda, Manpura, Theda, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 174101 Through its Prop. Umesh Singh Petitioner/Objector Vs 1. ACME Print O PAC, Sh. Himanshu Arora, Flat no. C190, Building ACME Print O PAC, Road/Street Naraina, PhaseI, Naraina Industrial Area, New Delhi110028. 2. Sh. Vijay Singla, Arbitrator Delhi Arbitration Centre, 37/8, Rajpur Road, Civil Lines, Tis Hazari, Delhi110054. Respondents Date of Institution : 15.03.2024 Date of Arguments : 22.12.2025 Date of Judgment : 08.01.2026 JUDGMENT: PETITION/OBJECTIONS UNDER SECTION 34 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 AGAINST THE AWARD IN ARBITRATION CLAIM NO. MSME CASE/RED ID DL/01/M/NDC/00814 OF 2023 DATED 01.12.2023 PASSED BY THE SOLE ARBITRATOR I.E. RESPONDENT NO.2 WHEREBY AN AWARD OF RS.83,73,536/ PLUS TOTAL COST OF RS.1,91,715/ AND MRA PAPER VS ACME PRINT O PAC & ANR. Page no. 1 of 26 Digitally signed OMP Comm 20/2024 AJAY by AJAY PANDEY PANDEY Date: 2026.01.08 15:55:30 +0530 MSME INTEREST UPON THE AWARDED AMOUNT OF RS.83,73,536/ FROM THE DATE OF PASSING OF AWARD I.E. 01.12.2023 TILL ITS ACTUAL REALIZATION 1. The present objection under section 34 of The Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (hereinafter referred as The Act), has been filed by petitioner challenging the award dated 01.12.2023 passed by learned Arbitrator. 2. Objections under section 34 of The Arbitration and Conciliation Act were presented before this court on 15.03.2024. Notice to the respondent/claimant was issued. Arbitration record was also called. 3. Respondent no.1 appeared through AR as well as through counsel but formal reply to the objection petition was not filed. 4. Arbitration record was deposited by learned Arbitrator. 5. Facts borne out from the Arbitration record are that the impugned award was passed under section 18 MSMED (Micro Small & Medium Enterprises Development) Act 2006 by a sole arbitrator appointed by Delhi Arbitration Center (DAC) by way of appointment letter dated 01.09.2023. Learned sole Arbitrator issued notice to both the parties i.e. to the objector and respondent no.1. Respondent no.1 filed its statement of claim on 16.09.2023. Objector did not file statement of defence, rather filed an application dated 22.09.2023 MRA PAPER VS ACME PRINT O PAC & ANR. Page no. 2 of 26 OMP Comm 20/2024 AJAY Digitally signed by AJAY PANDEY PANDEY Date: 2026.01.08 15:55:37 +0530 under section 16 of The Act, challenging jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal and maintainability of arbitration proceedings. Said application was dismissed by learned Arbitral Tribunal vide detailed order. 6. However, after filing of the said application objector or his counsel stopped appearance before the learned Arbitrator and the objector was proceeded ex parte and its right to file statement of defence was closed. 7. Claimant i.e. the respondent no.1 led the evidence before the learned Arbitrator and proved relevant documents including tax invoices, account statements, udyog Aadhar certificate of respondent no.1. After consideration of material and evidence, learned sole Arbitrator passed the impugned award in favour of respondent no.1 Micro Small & Medium Enterprise along with interest as per section 16 of MSMED Act 2006. 8. Brief facts material for adjudication of the present petition are stated in para no.2 of the petition as follows : a. Objector issued purchase order for FBB paper of quantity 150 ton, however respondent/claimant sent SBS paper. There is much difference in the price of FBB and SBS paper. Respond