Section 29A Extension Must Be Filed Before Statutory Court, Not Appointing Court: SC

Jagdeep Chowgule Vs Sheela Chowgule & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court examined whether an application for extension of an arbitral tribunal’s mandate under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 should be filed before the High Court that appointed the arbitrator under Section 11 or before the “Court” defined under Section 2(1)(e) of the Act. The Court reframed the issue as whether, where an arbitral tribunal appointed either by the High Court or by the parties fails to conclude proceedings within the prescribed time, an application un...