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High Court of DelhiO.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)/102/2026

Joint Venture Of Aaxis Nano Technologies And Scan Messtechnik Gmbh & ANR. v. Central Pollution Control Board

2026-01-27Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Subramonium Prasad2 pages

$~42 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 102/2026 JOINT VENTURE OF AAXIS NANO TECHNOLOGIES AND SCAN MESSTECHNIK GMBH & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Aayushya Aankul, Mr. Jaskaran Singh Narula and Ms. Kumari Tanya, Advocates versus CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Saurabh Mishra and Mr. Shrimay Mishra, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 27.01.2026 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 on 16.01.2024. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal was extended with mutual consent of both the parties for six months on 15.07.2025 and had extended the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 15.01.2026. Since the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 15.01.2026, the present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 3.

It is stated that the Arbitral Tribunal has reserved the Award for pronouncement and therefore, the mandate of the Arbitrator be extended for 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 30/01/2026 at 13:10:44

a period of 06 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 regularize the period from 15.01.2026 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 30.05.2026, so that the award can be pronounced. 6.

The petition is disposed of, along with the pending applications, if any.

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J JANUARY 27, 2026 Prateek 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 30/01/2026 at 13:10:44