M/S S K Agencies v. M/S Dfm Foods Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 29A Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; extension of arbitrator's mandate after expiry; expired mandate; regularization/regularised of interregnum period 12.12.2025 onwards; Rohan Builders (India) Private Limited v. Berger Paints India Limited, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2494; Section 29A(4) read with Section 29A(5) maintainable post-expiry; six-month extension till 31.08.2026; pronouncement of arbitral award deadline; sole arbitrator appointed in ARB.P. 1201/2022 (order dated 20.12.2023); pleadings completed 12.12.2024, issues framed 13.09.2025, last hearing 13.11.2025; arbitrator health issues and hearing delays December 2024–September 2025; M/S S K Agencies v. M/S DFM Foods Limited; O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 105/2026; I.A. 4762/2026; Delhi High Court; Justice Subramonium Prasad; order dated 19.02.2026; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the learned Arbitrator's mandate by a further six months, i.e., till 31.08.2026; the period from 12.12.2025 (expiry of the mandate for want of mutual extension) until the date of the order regularised; Arbitrator requested to pronounce the award on or before 31.08.2026.