M/S Agarwal Associates Promoters Limited v. M/S Sharda Developers through Its Properietor
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 29A Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; extension of arbitrator mandate stated expired 27.12.2025; substitution of arbitrator under S.29A(6) refused for want of case; delay in conclusion of arbitral proceedings as sole ground; Sharda Developers and Agarwal Associates Promoters Limited cross-petitions; Delhi High Court O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) common order 08.01.2026 by Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar; mandate extended Four months; arbitrator requested to expedite; matters heard together with consent of counsel.
What did the court decide?
Mandate of the learned Arbitrator extended for a further period of Four months from 08.01.2026 in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) Nos. 1021/2025 and 1022/2025 (along with pending Applications); prayers for substitution of the learned Arbitrator in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) Nos. 22/2026 and 23/2026 rejected as no case for substitution was made out.