M/S Gangotri Enterprises Ltd. v. Aravali Power Company Pvt. Ltd.
$~61 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 954/2025 M/S GANGOTRI ENTERPRISES LTD.
.....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Sanjeev Mahajan and Ms. Simran Rao, Advocates versus ARAVALI POWER COMPANY PVT. LTD.
.....Respondent Through:
Mr. Adarsh Tripathi, Mr. Vikram Singh Baid and Mr. Ajitesh Garg, Advocates
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
O R D E R
% 20.11.2025 I.A. 28953/2025(Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 954/2025 1.
The present Petition under Section 29A(5) & (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 the Arbitral Tribunal was constituted by the parties through mutual consent and Hon'ble Justice Manmohan Sarin, Former Judge, Delhi High Court, was appointed as the Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate on the disputes between the parties. It is stated that the matter is at the stage of final arguments, and therefore, the present Petition has been 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 26/11/2025 at 11:52:53
filed seeking extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 3.
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.
4.
In view of the facts of the present case, this Court is inclined to regularize the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 30.09.2026, so that the award can be pronounced.
5.
The petition is disposed of, along with the pending applications, if any.
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J NOVEMBER 20, 2025 Rahul 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 26/11/2025 at 11:52:53