LAWS(DLH)-2020-6-42

SUZLON ENERGY LTD. Vs. ZEMIRA RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD.

Decided On June 04, 2020
Suzlon Energy Ltd. Appellant
V/S
Zemira Renewable Energy Ltd. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Present petitions have been filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act') seeking restraint on invocation of Bank Guarantees (BGs) issued on behalf of Petitioner by Respondent No.2 (hereinafter referred to as 'Banks') in favour of Respondent No.1.

(2.) Since a common question of law arises in all the seven petitions and the parties are the same/inter-related, they are being decided by a common judgment. The difference in the various petitions with regard to the dates of the Purchase Orders (hereinafter referred to as 'Orders'), BGs and other factual details will be referred to in the later part of the judgment.

(3.) Petitioner (hereinafter referred to as 'Suzlon') is one of the Renewable Energy Solutions Providers engaged in manufacture and supply of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) for generation, on a commercial scale, of renewable and clean wind energy.