$~69 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 168/2025 JSR KCL JV MS JOINT VENTURE OF JSR CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD KETAN CONSTRUCTION LTD ND .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shamik S. Sanjanwala, Mr. Aditya Tripathi, Ms. Shubhangi Agarwala, Advocate(M:9910966885). versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA...Respondent Through: Mr. C.S. Chauhan, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI O R D E R % 24.02.2025 I.A. 4737/2025 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 168/2025 1. By way of the present petition filed under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘A&C Act’), the petitioner seeks extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal by a period of 3 months with effect from 31.01.2025, for concluding the Arbitral proceedings and passing of the Award. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 31.01.2025. 3. Issue notice. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent accepts notice and submits that the respondent has no objection to the prayer made in the petition. This is a digitally signed order. 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 28/02/2025 at 12:41:49 5. Considering the aforesaid request and the no objection given by the other side, the present petition is allowed and the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal is extended by a period of four months with effect from 31.01.2025 for concluding the Arbitral proceedings and passing the Award. Further, the proceedings of the Arbitral Tribunal conducted after expiry of the mandate, i.e., from 31.01.2025 till date, if any, are validated and regularised. 6. The present petition is disposed of in the above terms. MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J FEBRUARY 24, 2025/rd This is a digitally signed order. 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 28/02/2025 at 12:41:49