M/S Power Mech Projects Ltd v. M/S Doosan Power Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 984/2025 M/S POWER MECH PROJECTS LTD .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Arjun D.

Singh, Mr.

Gaichangpou Gangmei, Mr.

Yimyanger Longkumer and Mr.

Maitreya Mahalay, Advs. with AR.

versus M/S DOOSAN POWER SYSTEMS INDIA PVT. LTD.

.....Respondent Through:

Mr. Aubert Sebastian, Mr. Vedant Kumar and Mr. Arnav Doshi, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 02.12.2025 1.

The present petition under Section 29A(4) & (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 06.07.2022. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has been extended from time to time and the last of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has been extended by this Court till 30.11.2025. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 30.11.2025, and therefore, the present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 3.

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Tribunal.

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 30.11.2025 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 30.05.2026, so that the award can be pronounced. 6.

Liberty is granted to the learned Counsel for the Respondent to file his Vakalatnama during the course of the day.

7.

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

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J DECEMBER 2, 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 05/12/2025 at 12:06:32