RANDHAWA CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED vs MS HCBS PROMOTERS AND DEVELOPERS PVT LTD

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$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16.03.2026 + O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 222/2026 RANDHAWA CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Parmanand Yadav & Mr. Aman, Advs. versus MS HCBS PROMOTERS AND DEVELOPERS PVT LTD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Azhar Alam & Mr. Sankalp Goswami, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 29(A) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [“Act”], seeking a third extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal by a further period of six (06) months. 2. It is stated that the parties entered into a Collaboration Agreement dated 11.06.2013. 3. The material on record indicates that certain disputes arose between the parties, pursuant to which, the parties approached this Court and vide Order dated 25.03.2021 passed in OMP.(I)(COMM.) Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.) 222/2026 Page 1 of 4 BHATIA Signing Date:18.03.2026 11:34:03 27/2021, the learned Sole Arbitrator was appointed to adjudicate the disputes inter se the parties. 4. The material on record further indicates that at the instance of the parties, the mandate of the learned Sole Arbitrator was extended by this Court on two prior occasions. This Court vide Order dated 05.05.2025, had extended the mandate of the learned Arbitrator for a further period of nine (09) months from the date of the Order, which expired on 05.02.2026. 5. It is submitted that, since the award could not be made, the Petitioner has, therefore, preferred the present Petition, thereby seeking the extension by a period of six (6) months to enable completion of the pending cross-examination, hearing of final argu