OCD 6 ORDER SHEET AP-COM/285/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL DIVISION SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED VS KRANTI INFRA PROJECTS LTD. BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date: 9th April, 2025. Appearance: Mr. Swatarup Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Sariful Haque, Adv. Mr. Saubhik Chowdhury, Adv. Ms. Tapasika Bose, Adv. …for the petitioner Mr. Supriyo Gole, Adv. Mr. Zeeshan Haque, Adv. Mr. Aishwarya Kumar Awasthi, Adv. …for the respondent The Court: 1. This is an application for extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitrator. The mandate of the learned Arbitrator is going to expire on April 12, 2025. Both parties submit that the mandate of the learned Arbitrator is required to be extended for the ends of justice. The proceedings are at the stage of arguments. 2. Considering the substantial progress made in the arbitral proceeding, this Court deems it fit to extend the mandate by a further period of one 2 year from the date of communication of this order to enable the learned Arbitrator, in order to enable the learned Arbitrator to make and publish the award. 3. AP-COM/285/2025 is, accordingly, disposed of. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) B.Pal