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Dale Robert Brown v. Vedanta Limited

Delhi HC12 Aug 2025O.M.P. (MISC.)/27/2025

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Arbitration mandate extension petition under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in disputes under an appointment letter. Respondent consented; with parties' consent the Court extended the sole arbitrator's mandate by nine months from 01.08.2025 and allowed and disposed of the petition.

What did the court decide?

Mandate of the Sole Arbitrator extended by 09 months from 01.08.2025.

Dale Robert Brown Vs Vedanta Limited — Arbitration | Delhi HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- O.M.P. (MISC.) 27/2025

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DALE ROBERT BROWN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Thakur Sumit, Mr. Gaurav Gupta and Mr. Mohd. Afaque, Advocates.

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versus

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VEDANTA LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nikhil Singhvi, Mr. Bilal Ikram and Mr. Sanyam Kumar, Advocates.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

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O R D E R % 12.08.2025

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This petition is filed on behalf of the Petitioner under Section 29A (4) and (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘1996 Act’) seeking extension of the mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator by a period of 12 months.

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Disputes having arisen between the parties in relation to Appointment Letter dated 18.10.2019, Petitioner filed a petition under Section 11(6) of 1996 Act before this Court being ARB.P. 462/2020 which was allowed on 18.01.2021 appointing a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. From time to time, mandate of the Arbitrator was extended and lastly vide order dated 27.01.2025 in O.M.P. (MISC.) 1/2025 upto 31.07.2025. It is stated in the petition that the arbitral proceedings are at the stage of filing of evidence affidavits by the parties.

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Issue notice.

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O.M.P. (MISC.) 27/2025

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2025 at 12:29:48

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Mr. Nikhil Singhvi, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent and on instructions, submits that Respondent has no objection to the extension of mandate of the Arbitrator.

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Accordingly, with the consent of the parties, mandate of the learned Arbitrator is extended by a period of 09 months from 01.08.2025.

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Petition is allowed and disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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JYOTI SINGH, J

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AUGUST 12, 2025

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S.Sharma/Shivam

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O.M.P. (MISC.) 27/2025

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/08/2025 at 12:29:48

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