M/S Ashoka Enterprises v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Ashoka Enterprises v. Union of India, O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 520/2025, High Court of Delhi, order dated 09.07.2025 by Jyoti Singh, J. Extension of mandate of Sole Arbitrator under Section 29A(4) and (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; arbitrator appointed on 18.04.2023 in ARB.P. 572/2022 under Section 11(6); previous six-month extension granted 06.12.2024 expired 14.05.2025; proceedings at final-arguments stage; Union of India through CGSC Iram Majid had no objection; mandate extended up to 31.12.2025 with consent of parties; period 15.05.2025 to 08.07.2025 regularized; petition allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the mandate of the Arbitrator up to 31.12.2025 with the consent of the parties, and regularization of the period between 15.05.2025 and 08.07.2025; petition allowed and disposed of in those terms.