Parveen Kumar Gupta Proprietor Of M/S P K Gupta And Co. v. Delhi Tourism And Transportation Development Corporation Ltd Govt Of NCT Of Delhi

$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 556/2025 PARVEEN KUMAR GUPTA PROPRIETOR OF M/S P K GUPTA AND CO.

.....Petitioner Through:

Appearance not given versus DELHI TOURISM AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Amit Shankar Amsit, Ms. Mithila Sharma Jain, Mr. Shubham Singh Advocates

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 23.07.2025 1.

This is a petition under Section 29A (4) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act seeking extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitrator to conclude the arbitration proceedings and pass an arbitral award. 2.

It is stated that disputes arose between the parties and a Sole Arbitrator was appointed by this Court vide Order dated 20.12.2022 to adjudicate upon the disputes between the parties. 3.

It is stated that pleadings were completed and the mandate of the Arbitrator for was extended from time to time and last of such extension was granted by this Court vide Order dated 31.01.2025, which has come to an end on 05.07.2025.

4.

It is stated that the matter is now at the stage of arguments. It is stated 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 25/07/2025 at 12:09:18

that since the mandate of the Arbitrator has come to an end on 05.07.2025, the Petitioner has filed the present petition seeking extension of mandate of the Arbitrator.

5.

Learned Counsel for the Respondent states that the Respondent has no objection to the extension of mandate of the Arbitrator. 6.

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.

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In view of the fact that the matter is at the stage of arguments, this Court is inclined to extend the mandate of the Arbitrator till 31.12.2025 to enable the learned Arbitrator to proceed further and conclude the arbitration proceedings. Further, the period from 05.07.2025 till today is regularized. 8.

The petition is disposed of along with pending application(s), if any. SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J JULY 23, 2025 hsk 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 25/07/2025 at 12:09:18