M/S Sharda Developers v. M/S Agarwal Associates (Promoters) Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Sections 29A and 29A(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; extension versus substitution of arbitrator's mandate; mandate expiry 27.12.2025; respondent reply dated 22.12.2025 opposing extension; solitary ground of alleged delay in arbitral proceedings; four-month extension granted with direction to expedite; substitution held impractical with proceedings nearing completion; no case for substitution; Sharda Developers and Agarwal Associates Promoters Limited; O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 1021/2025, 1022/2025, 22/2026, 23/2026; High Court of Delhi; order dated 08.01.2026 by Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, J.; matters disposed.
What did the court decide?
Mandate of the learned Arbitrator extended for a further period of Four months with effect from the date of the order, with a request to the Arbitrator to expedite; no substitution ordered, and the substitution petitions (O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) Nos. 22/2026 and 23/2026) disposed of without relief.