M/S Well Protect Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 29A(5) – Extension of mandate of Arbitral Tribunal
Case brief
What is this about?
Well Protect Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi High Court, O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 606/2025 with I.A. 19157/2025, decided 07.08.2025 by Jasmeet Singh, J. Section 29A(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 — extension of arbitral mandate by six months; delay due to arbitrator's illness held to be sufficient cause; unopposed petition allowed; lapsed/expired mandate period regularised.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal by six (6) months from 07.08.2025, with the intervening period from expiry of the mandate regularised; the respondent raised no objection to the petition being allowed. ¶12