M/S Sokhi Infrastructure and Another v. Tenon Facility Management India Pvt. Ltd. and Others
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Sections 29A(4) & (5), 29A and 11
Case brief
What is this about?
ARB-465-2025, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 13.08.2025 by Justice Jagmohan Bansal (oral). Applicants M/S Sokhi Infrastructure and Another sought extension of the expired mandate of the Sole Arbitrator (appointed by this Court's order dated 08.03.2019 pursuant to a Section 11 application) by invoking Section 29A(4) & (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Respondents Tenon Facility Management India Pvt Ltd and Others (through Mr. Vidit Jain, Advocate) raised no objection; claims/counter-claims already heard. Mandate of Arbitrator extended for three months from 13.08.2025. No precedents cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Extension of the mandate of the Arbitrator for a period of three months from 13.08.2025. ¶20