$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010440572026 + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 732/2026 RISHABH CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Appearance not given versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Brijesh Yadav, SPC with Ms. Nikita, Mr. Sandeep Yadav, Mr. Anirudh Nagar and Mr. Kunal Chaudhary, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD O R D E R % 17.09.2026 1. The present Petition under Section 29A(4) & (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 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 vide Order dated 16.01.2024 in ARB.P (COMM).63/2024. Pleadings were completed on 09.03.2025. Thereafter, the parties by mutual consent extended the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal by six months and the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal expired on 04.09.2026. Since the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal has expired on 04.09.2026, the present petition has been filed for extending the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. 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 19/09/2026 at 11:36:29 3. It is stated that the matter is at the final stage in as much as the Claimant’s arguments have been concluded and the Respondent has to commence its arguments and, therefore, the mandate of the Arbitrator be extended. 4. Learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent on advance notice states that the Respondent does not have any objection to the present Petition. 5. The Apex Court in Rohan Builders (India) Private Limited v. Berger Paints India Limited, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2494, 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) 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 case, this Court is inclined to regularize the period from 04.09.2026 till today and extend the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal till 01.05.2027, so that the award can be pronounced. 7. The petition is disposed of, along with the pending applications, if any. SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 Rahul 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 19/09/2026 at 11:36:29