M/S Ashoka Enterprises v. Union of India
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 29A(4) – Extension of mandate of Sole Arbitrator
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Delhi; O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 232/2025 & O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 234/2025; M/s Ashoka Enterprises v. Union of India; order dated 17.03.2025 by Jasmeet Singh, J.; Section 29A(4) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; extension of mandate of Sole Arbitrator; mandate expired 28.02.2025; extension granted for 2 months; interregnum period regularized; final arguments concluded, award reserved; no objection by CGSC for Union of India; petitions allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator extended by 2 months from 17.03.2025 to make and publish the Arbitral Award; the period from 28.02.2025 till 17.03.2025 regularized; petitions disposed of accordingly. ¶32