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PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, SANDEEP MEHTA
Ajay Protech Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
General Manager – Respondent
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JUDGMENT :
PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The short issue in this appeal is whether the application filed by the appellant under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19961 [Hereinafter “the Act”] for extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal ought to have been allowed by the High Court. The text of Section 29A was sufficient for us to come to the conclusion that the Court has the power and jurisdiction to extend the period. Further, in the facts and circumstances of the case, we found that there is ‘sufficient cause’ for the Court to extend the period for making the Award. Thus, we have allowed the appeal and extended the time till 31st December, 2024 to make the Award. In this context, we have also explained the purport of the expression sufficient cause employed in this section.
3. The brief facts are as follows. The appellant entered into a works contract with respondent no. 1. Subsequently when disputes arose, appellant sought resolution through arbitration by issuing a notice on 12.02.2018. Appellant’s applicatio
(1) Extension of mandate of Arbitral Tribunal – Court has power and jurisdiction to extend period.
(2) Efficiency in conduct of arbitral proceedings is integral to effectiveness of dispute resolut....
The court can extend the mandate of arbitrators under Section 29A(5) after an award is rendered, even if done post statutory timeline, reinforcing the integrity of the arbitration process.
(1) Arbitral award – Application for extension of time period for passing arbitral award under Section 29A(4) read with Section 29A(5) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is maintainable even a....
(1) Extension of mandate of Arbitrator(s) – Application under Section 29A(5) for extension of mandate of Arbitrator is maintainable even after expiry of time under Sections 29A(1) and (3) and even af....
The requirement of consent of the parties for extension of mandate under Section 29A(3) does not apply to Section 29A(4) and (5). The power to extend the period specified in Section 29A(1) or the ext....
The Court established the applicability of section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 to The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and affirmed its jurisdiction to extend the arbitral tribunal's mandat....
The court clarified that the power to extend the mandate of the arbitrator under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act can be exercised even after the expiry of the specified period,....
The court's power to extend an arbitrator's mandate under Section 29-A is not limited by the timing of the application, allowing for extensions even after termination.
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