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O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)/634/2026 of AJAY DEEP CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD Vs UNION OF INDIA on 18 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010375442026 + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 634/2026 AJAY DEEP CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Achyuth Ajithkumar, Mr. Shyam Gopal and Mr. Nikita Bhardwaj, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Devvrat Yadav (SPC)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010375442026
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O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 634/2026
AJAY DEEP CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Achyuth Ajithkumar, Mr. Shyam
Gopal and Mr. Nikita Bhardwaj,
Advocates
versus
UNION OF INDIA
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Devvrat Yadav (SPC) with Mr.
Kartik Sharma, (GP)
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
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1. The present Petition under Section 29A(4) & (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been filed by the Petitioner for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal.
2. Material on record indicates that an Arbitral Tribunal was constituted by this Court vide Order dated 05.12.2023 in ARB.P.557/2024. Procedural Order dated 09.07.2026 indicates that the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has come to an end on 15.08.2026. The present petition has, therefore, been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal.
3. It is stated that arbitration proceedings are at an advance stage inasmuch as the Arguments of the Petitioner are going on and, therefore, the This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/08/2026 at 11:58:08
mandate of the Arbitrator be extended for a period of 12 months.
4. The 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.
5. In view of the facts of the present case, this Court is inclined to regularise the period from 15.08.2026 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 31.07.2027, so that the award can be pronounced.
6. The petition is disposed of, along with the pending applications, if any. SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J AUGUST 18, 2026 Rahul This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/08/2026 at 11:58:08