Sjvn Limited v. Power And Energy Consultants India Private Limited Formerly Known As Goldline Power Solutions Limi

$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 896/2025 SJVN LIMITED .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Sonakshi Singh and Mr Naman Kumar, Advs.

versus POWER AND ENERGY CONSULTANTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED FORMERLY KNOWN AS GOLDLINE POWER SOLUTIONS LIMITED .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

K.

S.

Rekhi, Mr.Pawas Kulshrestha and Mr. Parv Garg, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 03.11.2025 1.

The present petition under Section 29A(4) and (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 02.06.2021. The last of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal was extended by this Court till 23.10.2025. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 23.10.2025, and therefore, the present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 3.

It is stated that the evidence of the Respondent is going on before the Arbitral Tribunal.

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4.

All the allegations/averments made against the Respondent in the present petition regarding its conduct or otherwise stand eschewed, as the present petition has been considered only as a request for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal 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.

In view of the facts of the present case, this Court is inclined to regularize the period from 23.10.2025 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 31.10.2026, so that the award can be pronounced. 7.

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

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