Amr Bbb Consortium v. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd
$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 1014/2025 AMR BBB CONSORTIUM .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Mayank Jain, Mr. Madhur Jain and Mr. Arpit Goel, Advs.
versus BHARAT COKING COAL LTD .....Respondent Through:
Mr. Dipesh Sinha, Ms. Pallavi Barua and Ms. Aparna Singh, Advs.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
O R D E R
% 12.12.2025 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 by the Supreme Court on 25.02.2022. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has been extended from time to time and the last such extension was granted by this Court vide Order dated 03.04.2025 in O.M.P.(MISC.) (COMM.) 303/2025, by which the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal was extended till 03.10.2025. It is stated that the arbitration proceedings are at the stage of summoning of witnesses and, therefore, the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal be extended.
3.
The Apex Court in Rohan Builders (India) Private Limited v. Berger Paints India Limited, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2494, has held that an 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 17/12/2025 at 12:49:57
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 period from 03.10.2025 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 DECEMBER 12, 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 17/12/2025 at 12:49:57