$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 73/2025, I.A. 1867/2025 MR. SIDDHARTH KAK AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Anukriti, Advocate. versus NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION .....Respondent Through: Ms. Muskan Gopal and Mr. Manu Bajaj, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI O R D E R % 23.01.2025 1. By way of the present petition filed under Section 29(A)(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the petitioners seek extension of mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal for concluding the Arbitral proceedings and passing the Award. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has already expired on 31.12.2024. 3. Issue notice. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent, who appears on advance notice, accepts notice and submits that respondent has no objection to the prayer made in the petition 5. Learned counsels for the parties jointly submit that the next date before the Ld. Arbitrator is 31.03.2025 and arbitral proceedings are at the stage of final arguments and pray that the mandate be extended for a period 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 29/01/2025 at 12:27:19 of nine months. 6. 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 nine months from 31.12.2024. The proceedings held after 31.12.2024 are validated and regularised. 7. The present petition is disposed of alongwith miscellaneous application. MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J JANUARY 23, 2025 ga 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 29/01/2025 at 12:27:19