$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 20.04.2026 + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 326/2026 RAJESH GURALMAL NAGPAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shubhankar Jha, Advocate.

versus RGA FRESH FRUIT PVT LTD & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Richa Sharma, Ms. Ritu Janjani and Mr. Nishant Shishodia, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (Oral)

1. The present Petition, under Section 29(A) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [“the Act”], read with Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, has been filed seeking extension of the time of mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator, which expired on 15.04.2026.

2. The material on record indicates that the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement [“Agreement”] on 18.02.2022, which contains an arbitration clause.

3. Upon disputes having arisen, the Petitioner invoked Arbitration vide notice dated 21.11.2022. However, the parties could not arrive at a consensus with respect to the appointment of a Sole Arbitrator. Hence, the Petitioner approached this Court under section 11(6) of the Act.

4. This Court vide Order dated 08.01.2024, appointed a learned Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the