Kalpataru Projects International Limited v. Santoshi Hyvolt Electricals Private Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 29A Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; extension of arbitral mandate after expiry of twelve-month/six-month period; maintainability of post-expiry Section 29A(4)/(5) application; Rohan Builders (India) Pvt Ltd v Berger Paints India Ltd, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2494, relied on; arbitrator recusal on 28.01.2025; substitute arbitrator Justice G. S. Sistani (Retd.) appointed 04.09.2025 in ARB.P. 783/2025; regularization of period from 28.01.2025; mandate extended till 31.11.2026; Delhi High Court O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 818/2025; Kalpataru Projects International Limited v Santoshi Hyvolt Electricals Private Limited; Subramonium Prasad, J.; order dated 14.11.2025.
What did the court decide?
Period from 28.01.2025 till the date of the order (14.11.2025) regularized and mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal extended till 31.11.2026 for pronouncement of the award; petition disposed of along with pending applications, if any.