Gannon Dunkerley And Co Ltd v. National Highways And Infrastructure Development Corporation
$~61 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 969/2025 GANNON DUNKERLEY AND CO LTD .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Ashish Garg and Mr. Shubham Aggarwal, Advocates versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION .....Respondent Through:
Ms. Reema Khorana, Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocates with Ms. Rakhi Pandey, Manager-Legal/NHIDCL
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
O R D E R
% 27.11.2025 I.A. 29566/2025 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 969/2025 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 an Arbitral Tribunal comprising of Justice Vinod Goel, Former Judge High Court of Delhi (Presiding Arbitrator), Shri Ravi Mathur, Retired IAS, Co-Arbitrator, Justice Jayant Nath, Former Judge, High Court of Delhi, Co-Arbitrator was constituted on 12.01.2023 for the adjudication of disputes between the parties. The 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 01/12/2025 at 13:05:37
mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has been extended from time to time and last such extension was granted by this Court vide Order dated 11.02.2025 in O.M.P. (MISC.) (COMM.) 33/2025 till 31.12.2025. The present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 3.
It is stated that award has been reserved and the mandate be extended for six months.
4.
In view of the facts of the present case, this Court is inclined to extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 31.05.2026, so that the award can be pronounced.
5.
The petition is disposed of, along with the pending applications, if any.
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J NOVEMBER 27, 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 01/12/2025 at 13:05:37