Siddhant Shangle v. Government of NCT of Delhi Public Works Department
Arbitration – Extension of mandate – Section 29A(4), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 392/2025 (decided 16.05.2025, Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora J): extension of arbitral mandate under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; nine-month extension w.e.f. 16.05.2025; regularisation of lapsed period 01.04.2025–16.05.2025; Siddhant Shangle v. Government of NCT of Delhi, Public Works Department; parties barred from seeking adjournments before the Arbitral Tribunal.
What did the court decide?
Mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal extended by nine (9) months with effect from 16.05.2025; the period between 01.04.2025 and 16.05.2025 regularised; parties directed to conclude recording of evidence and publication of award within the extended period without seeking adjournments. ¶27