S Kumar Construction v. General Manager Telephone Department
Arbitration – Extension of mandate – Section 29A(4), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order dated 21.03.2025 in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 258/2025 (with I.A. 7406/2025) by Jasmeet Singh, J.: petition under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by S Kumar Construction against General Manager Telephone Department allowed; mandate of Arbitral Tribunal (expired 07.03.2025) extended by three months for pronouncement of award; sufficient cause shown (Arbitrator unwell); intervening period from 07.03.2025 regularised; no objection by respondent.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitral Tribunal for a period of three months from 21.03.2025; the period from 07.03.2025 till the date of the order regularised. ¶19