Satish Kumar Parashar v. Reliance Jio Infocom Limited & Anr

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21.08.2026

¶1This petition is filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short 'the Act') for appointment of an arbitrator.

¶2The brief facts are that the petitioner-Satish Kumar Parashar and the respondent-Reliance Jio Infocom Limited entered into a Leave and License Agreement (for short, 'the Agreement') dated 17.04.2014 whereby the respondent took on lease a portion of the roof of the premises of the petitioner situated at Parashar Niwas, CPJ-II, House No. 130, New Seelampur, Delhi, for installation and commissioning of a rooftop pole/mast on the roof/terrace at a monthly license fee of ₹10,000/-. Disputes arose between the parties inter alia, regarding the arrears of license fee payable by This is a digitally signed order. the respondent.

2.1 Vide legal notice dated 19.04.2025, arbitration was invoked at the instance of the petitioner under clause 6 of the agreement. On failure to do the needful, the present petition is filed.

¶3Learned counsel for the respondents on instructions has no objection for referring the matter to arbitration.

¶4Accordingly, the petition is allowed by appointing Mr. Avinash K Trivedi, Advocate (Mobile No.: 9871441764) as the sole arbitrator for adjudication of the disputes which have arisen between the parties.

¶5The fees of the learned Arbitrator will be governed by Schedule IV of the Act. Before entering upon reference, the learned Arbitrator will comply with Section 12 of the Act.

¶6It is made clear that since this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the rival claims of the parties, it will be open for the parties to file their respective claims/counter claims before the learned Arbitrator which will be considered in accordance with law.

¶7A copy of this order be forwarded to the learned Arbitrator for information.

AVNEESH JHINGAN, J AUGUST 21, 2026 'JK'

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010375382026 + ARB.P. 1417/2026, I.A. 21973/2026 & I.A. 21974/2026 SATISH KUMAR PARASHAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Ojha, Mr. Abhishek Ojha, Mr. Ravinder Saini & Mr. Akash Verma, Advs. versus RELIANCE JIO INFOCOM LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Aditya Swarup, Mr. Sasiprabhu, Ms. Kriti Gupta & Mr. Vijay Valsan, Advs. (through VC). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN