Published on : 19 Nov 2025, 11:42 am 2 min read

After a private firm moved the Delhi High Court to replace a retired Supreme Court judge as a sole arbitrator due to a 16-month delay in pronouncing the award, the Central government informed the Bench on Wednesday that the judge is ready to pass the award any day.

“He is ready for pronouncement any time. For everybody, he has sent a mail,” the counsel told the Court.

However, the Court said that the company is raising a legal argument that without the arbitrator’s mandate being extended, he is functus officio (mandate expired) as of today.

“Move an application under 29A [of Arbitration and Conciliation Act],” Justice Subramonium Prasad told the government counsel.

After this, the Court adjourned the matter to next week.

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