OC-181 AP-COM/252/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL DIVISON NATIONAL PLASTO PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. VERSUS THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date : 1st May, 2025. Appearance: Mr. Satadeep Bhattacharyya, Adv. Mr. S. Kakrania, Adv. Ms. Shreya Goenka, Adv. . . .for the petitioner. Mr. Ishan Saha, Adv. . . .for the respondent. The Court: This is an application for extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitrator. It is submitted that the mandate expired sometime in March, 2025. The proceedings are at the stage of arguments. Mr. Saha does not oppose the prayer for extension of the mandate and submits that the mandate is required to be extended to enable the learned arbitrator to make and publish his award. Accordingly, for the ends of justice, the mandate is extended for a further period of eight months from the date of communication of this order to enable the learned Arbitrator to make and publish the award within the extended period. AP-COM 252 of 2025 is, accordingly, disposed of. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) sp/