Delhi Metro Rail Corporation v. Itd-Itd Cem Joint Venture
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 746/2025, order dated 09.09.2025 by Justice Amit Bansal. Petition under Section 29-A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal (final arguments heard, award reserved, mandate expired 06.08.2025) against ITD-ITD CEM Joint Venture. Respondent asserted the arbitration was an international commercial arbitration seated in India; the Court extended the mandate for six months without deciding that contention and regularized the lapsed period. Counsel: Ankur Chibber, Nikunj Arora (petitioner); Dr. Amit George, Piyo Harold Jaimon, Kartikay Puneesh (respondent). Keywords: S.29-A extension of mandate, arbitral tribunal, regularization, international commercial arbitration, Delhi High Court.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal for six months from the date of the order, together with regularization of the period from 6th August, 2025 till the date of the order; petition disposed of.