Splendor Landbase Ltd v. Ntt Data Global Delivery Services Pvt Ltd
$~60, 61, 62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 811/2024 SPLENDOR LANDBASE LTD .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Advocate versus NTT DATA GLOBAL DELIVERY SERVICES PVT LTD .....Respondent Through:
Mr.Vikas Tomar, Advocate + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 812/2024 SPLENDOR LANDBASE LTD .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Advocate versus NTT DATA GLOBAL DELIVERY SERVICES PVT LTD .....Respondent Through:
Mr.Vikas Tomar, Advocate + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 813/2024 SPLENDOR LANDBASE LTD .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Advocate versus NTT DATA GLOBAL DELIVERY SERVICES PVT LTD .....Respondent Through:
Mr.Vikas Tomar, Advocate
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
O R D E R
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% 14.10.2024 I.A. 42059/2024 (Exemption) in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 811/2024 I.A. 42061/2024 (Exemption) in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 812/2024 I.A. 42064/2024 (Exemption) in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 813/2024 Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 811/2024 O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 812/2024 O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 813/2024 1.
These Petitions under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 have been filed by the Petitioner seeking extension of mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal by six months for passing of the final award.
2.
Learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent states that he has no objections to the extension of mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 3.
Material on record indicates that the last of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal was extended by this Court on 28.02.2024 for six months from 01.03.2024 to 01.09.2024.
4.
It is stated by the learned Counsel for the Petitioner that the Ld. Arbitrator has reserved the award on 29.08.2024. 5.
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.
6.
Accordingly, this Court is inclined to extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal for a further period of six months from today, so that the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
award can be pronounced and no further extension of time would be required by the Tribunal.
7.
The Petitions are disposed of, along with the pending applications, if any.
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J OCTOBER 14, 2024 S. Zakir The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.