Devendra Kumar Sharma and Associates v. Airport Authority of India
Case brief
What is this about?
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 38/2025, Devendra Kumar Sharma and Associates v. Airport Authority of India, Delhi High Court, Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, order dated 15.01.2025. Section 29A(4) & (5) A&C Act extension of arbitrator mandate; sole arbitrator; mandate expired 26.11.2024 after mutual-consent extension from 27.05.2024; final arguments concluded 24.05.2024, award awaited; no objection by respondent; six-month extension w.e.f. 26.11.2024; post-expiry arbitration proceedings validated and regularised; petition allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal (Sole Arbitrator) for six months w.e.f. 26.11.2024, with validation and regularisation of proceedings conducted after expiry of the last mandate; the petition thereafter stands disposed of (¶20). ¶¶19