M/S Sandhya Finance Ltd. v. Naresh Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 522/2025, Sandhya Finance Ltd. v. Naresh Kumar, Delhi High Court, Justice Jasmeet Singh, order dated 10.07.2025. Petition under Section 29A Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 for extension of mandate of Arbitral Tribunal by 3 months; delay caused by arbitrator's unavailability on certain dates held sufficient cause; mandate extended by 3 months from date of order to conclude arbitration; period from 22.06.2025 regularised; respondent consented/no objection; exemption application I.A. 15971/2025 disposed. Keywords: Section 29A extension, arbitral mandate, time extension arbitration, regularisation of expired period, Delhi High Court commercial miscellaneous petition.
What did the court decide?
Mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal extended by a period of 3 months from 10.07.2025 to make and conclude the arbitration proceedings; the period from 22.06.2025 till 10.07.2025 regularised; petition thereafter disposed of.