HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.
1. The present Petition has been instituted under Sub-sections (4)
and (5) of Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,
19961, inter alia, seeking the regularisation of the period commencing
from 03.12.2023 and the grant of a further extension of twelve
A&C Act
months, or such period as this Court may deem fit and appropriate, for
the continuation of the mandate of the learned Arbitral Tribunal.
2. At the outset, it is noted that Respondent No. 1 has raised a
preliminary objection with respect to the jurisdiction of this Court,
which has been duly contested by the Petitioner. It is evident that,
should the objection as to jurisdiction be sustained in the present
adjudication, the Petition itself would not survive for consideration,
and consequently, the reliefs sought by the Petitioner herein would not
be liable to be granted.