Alexis Global Pvt. Ltd. v. Oma Living Pvt. Ltd

$~60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 904/2025 & I.A. 27441/2025 ALEXIS GLOBAL PVT. LTD.

.....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rajnish Kumar Gaind, Mr.

Hemant Kaushik, Mr. Himanshu Gupta and Mr. Devansh Bhargava, Advs versus OMA LIVING PVT. LTD .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Kartik Nagarkatti and Mr.

Sanchit Gawri, Advs

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 06.11.2025 I.A. 27441/2025 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 904/2025 1.

The present petition under Section 29A(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 on 08.03.2022. The last of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal was extended by this Court till 15.05.2025. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 15.05.2025, and therefore, the present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 3.

It is stated that the evidence is going on before the Arbitral Tribunal. 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 11/11/2025 at 15:10:42

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 15.05.2025 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 31.10.2026, so that the award can be pronounced. 6.

This Order is only confined to the request for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal and all the allegations/averments made against the Respondent in the present petition regarding its conduct or otherwise stand eschewed.

7.

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

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J NOVEMBER 6, 2025 S. Zakir 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 11/11/2025 at 15:10:42