https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783332 Expiry of the arbitral mandate under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 renders the sole arbitrator functus officio unless time is further extended. Section 29A(6) empowers the Court, when extending time, to substitute one or all arbitrators, and that power is not limited by the separate remedies under Sections 14 and 15. Prior rejection of proceedings under Sections 14 and 15 does not bar relief under Section 29A where the mandate had not then terminated. The Court should therefore act under Section 29A(6) rather than continue an expired mandate, in furtherance of the statute's objective of timely completion of arbitration. en-us Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:35:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783332 Expiry of the arbitral mandate under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 renders the sole arbitrator functus officio unless time is further extended. Section 29A(6) empowers the Court, when extending time, to substitute one or all arbitrators, and that power is not limited by the separate remedies under Sections 14 and 15. Prior rejection of proceedings under Sections 14 and 15 does not bar relief under Section 29A where the mandate had not then terminated. The Court should therefore act under Section 29A(6) rather than continue an expired mandate, in furtherance of the statute's objective of timely completion of arbitration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783332