$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 553/2026 SUDESH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Bansal, Advocate versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Nitika Bhutani (Panel Counsel, GNCTD) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD O R D E R % 27.07.2026 I.A. 19618/2026 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 553/2026 1. The present Petition under Section 29A(4) & (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [“Arbitration Act”], has been filed by the Petitioner for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 2. Material on record indicates that an Arbitral Tribunal was constituted by this Court on 08.09.2021. It is stated that repeated extensions to the mandate have been granted by this Court on various dates in petitions filed under Section 29A of the Arbitration Act and last of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal was extended by this Court till 01.01.2026. 3. The mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 01.01.2026, and therefore, the present Petition has been filed for extending the mandate of 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 31/07/2026 at 13:56:08 the Arbitral Tribunal. 4. It is stated that the Claimant’s Evidence is going on before the Arbitral Tribunal. 5. The Apex Court in Rohan Builders (India) (P) Ltd. v. Berger Paints (India) Ltd., (2025) 10 SCC 802, 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) of the Arbitration Act, 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 Petition and as a last opportunity, this Court is inclined to regularize the period from 01.01.2026 till today, and also inclined to extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 31.03.2027, so that the arbitral award can be pronounced. 7. The Petition is disposed of, along with the pending application(s), if any. SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J JULY 27, 2026 S. Zakir 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 31/07/2026 at 13:56:08