M/S Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. v. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. & Anr.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 29A(4) & (5) – Extension of arbitrator's mandate
Case brief
What is this about?
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 379/2025, High Court of Delhi (Jyoti Singh, J., 09.05.2025). Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. v. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. & Anr. Application under Section 29A(4) and (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for extension of arbitrator's mandate. Disputes arose from Letter of Award dated 03.08.2015 (CCMS boxes for LED street lights, Agartala Municipal Corporation); referred to DIAC by order dated 10.12.2019 in W.P.(C) No. 12282/2019. Mandate expired 08.01.2025 during final arguments; Respondents had no objection. Mandate extended 04 months from 09.05.2025; period 09.01.2025–08.05.2025 regularised; petition allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Mandate of the learned Arbitrator extended by 04 months from 09.05.2025 and the period between 09.01.2025 to 08.05.2025 regularised; petition allowed and disposed of in these terms.