M/S Kra Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. M/S Simplex Infrastructure Ltd.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 29A(4) – Extension of mandate of Arbitral Tribunal – Petition seeking extension of mandate by six months from 15.03.2025
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 240/2025 with I.A. 6924/2025, decided 08.04.2025 by Jasmeet Singh, J. M/S KRA Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. M/S Simplex Infrastructure Ltd. Consent-based extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; delay explained by voluminous arbitral records; respondent raised no objection; mandate extended by six months and the interregnum from 15.03.2025 regularised. Keywords: Section 29A(4), extension of mandate, sufficient cause, consent, no objection, regularisation of period.
What did the court decide?
Mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal extended by six months from 08.04.2025; the period from 15.03.2025 till 08.04.2025 regularised; petition disposed of. ¶12