Rajan Elwadhi Huf & Anr v. Mahender Kumar Bansal

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11.11.2025

¶1The present petitions under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 have been filed by the Petitioners for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal.

¶2Material on record indicates that an Arbitral Tribunal was constituted This is a digitally signed order. by this Court on 10.04.2023 in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 924/2025 and

15.05.2023 in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 925/2025 respectively. The last of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal was extended by this Court till

04.11.2025. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on

04.11.2025, and therefore, the present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal.

¶3It is stated that final arguments are being advanced before the Arbitrator.

¶4The Apex Court in Rohan Builders (India) Private Limited v. Berger Paints India Limited, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2494, has held that an application for extension of the time period for passing an arbitral award under Section 29A(4) read with Section 29A(5) is maintainable even after the expiry of the twelve-month or the extended six-month period, as the case may be.

¶5In view of the facts of the present case, this Court is inclined to regularize the period from 04.11.2025 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 31.07.2026, so that the award can be pronounced.

¶6The petitions are disposed of, along with the pending applications, if any.

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J NOVEMBER 11, 2025 S. Zakir

This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 924/2025 & I.A. 27825/2025 RAJAN ELWADHI HUF & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ravi Krishan Chandna, Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Mr. Udbhav K. Garg and Mr. Rudresh Kumar, Advocates versus MAHENDER KUMAR BANSAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. G. L. N. Murth, Advocate + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 925/2025 & I.A. 27826/2025 RAJAN ELWADHI HUF & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ravi Krishan Chandna, Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Mr. Udbhav K. Garg and Mr. Rudresh Kumar, Advocates versus MULTANI LAL CHUGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. G. L. N. Murth, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD