DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD Petitioner Through Mr. Tarun Johri and Mr. Ankur Gupta, Advs with Ms.Somya Suman, Asstt.Legal Manager. v. RELIANCE BROADCAST NETWORK LTD

Delhi High Court · 01 Feb 2019 · 2019:DHC:7656
HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER; 01.02.2019
Civil Appeal No.9417/2017. Learned Arbitrator
2019:DHC:7656
civil appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court extended the time for the Arbitrator to render the award by four months upon the parties' request, allowing arbitration proceedings to conclude beyond the original deadline.

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$-24 to 29 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)42/2019&I.A.No.1540/2019
DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD Petitioner
Through Mr. Tarun Johri and Mr. Ankur Gupta, Advs with Ms.Somya Suman, Asstt.Legal Manager.
VERSUS
RELIANCE BROADCAST NETWORK LTD Respondent
Through Mr.Shreyas Edupuganti,Adv.
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)43/2019& LA.No.1541/2019
Gupta,Advs with Ms.Somya Suman,
VERSUS
/O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)44/2019&LA.No.1542/2019 Gupta, Advs with Ms.Somya Suman,
VERSUS
2019:DHC:7656 Z-
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)45/2019&LA.No.1543/2019
VERSUS
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)46/2019&LA.No.1544/2019
VERSUS
^ RELIANCEBROADCASTNETWORKLTD
O.M.P.(MISC.)(COMM.)47/2019&LA.No.1545/2019
Through
VERSUS
3.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER
01.02.2019
ORDER

1 Issue notice. 1.[1] Mr. Shreyas Edupuganti accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. Learned counsel says that he does not wish to file a reply as he does not oppose the prayer made in the captioned matters for extension oftime.

2 The record shows that the sole Arbitrator was appointed by the Supreme Court, vide order dated 21.07.2017, passed in Civil Appeal No.9417/2017. Learned Arbitrator, evidently, entered upon reference on 09.08.2017.

3 I am informed by the learned counsel for the parties that the arguments in the captioned matters have been heard and,that,learned Arbitrator has reserved orders in the captioned matters.

4 I am told by the counsel for the parties that the learned Arbitrator had reserved the matters for rendering an Award on 24.11.2018. 4.[1] Since, learned Arbitrator had given time for filing written submissions, learned counsel for the parties say that the written submissions were filed on 10.12.2018.

5 In these circumstances,as prayed,time for rendering the Award is extended by a period of four months, commencing w.e.f. 01.02.2019.

6 The captioned petitions are disposed ofin the aforesaid terms.

7 Accordingly,the accompanying applications shall stand closed. vA.^ —A RAJIV SHAKDHER,J FEBRUARY 01,2019 A