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High Court of DelhiO.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)/1054/2025

M/S Sandhu Motor Finance Pvt Ltd v. Harish Verma & ANR.

2025-12-22Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Subramonium Prasad2 pages

$~46 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 1054/2025 M/S SANDHU MOTOR FINANCE PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Sonali Arora, Advocate versus HARISH VERMA & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Mayank Nagi and Mr. Sandeep Yadav, Advocates for R-2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 22.12.2025 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 the Arbitral Tribunal was constituted by this Court vide Order dated 21.07.2022 in ARB.P. 200/2022. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has been extended from time to time and last such extension was granted by this Court vide Order dated 15.10.2025 in O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 808/2025 by which this Court had extended the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 13.12.2025.

3.

Since the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 13.12.2025, the present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal.

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4.

It is stated that the arbitration proceedings are at the stage of final arguments.

5.

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. 6.

In view of the facts of the present case, this Court is inclined to regularize the period from 13.12.2025 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 31.07.2026, so that the award can be pronounced.

7.

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

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J DECEMBER 22, 2025 Prateek 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 24/12/2025 at 12:31:27