Principal Civil Courts Can Extend Or Substitute Mandate Of Arbitrator If Not Originally Appointed By High Court Or Supreme Court: Meghalaya High Court

In a recent judicial decision under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the High Court of Meghalaya deliberated on the interpretation of the term 'Court' and its jurisdictional implications in the context of extending the mandate of an Arbitral Tribunal. The case, titled Chief Engineer (NH) PWD (Roads), Govt. of Meghalaya vs. M/s BSC&C and C JV, presented a nuanced legal debate. The crux of the matter…