OCD 10 ORDER SHEET AP-COM/649/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL DIVISION ORIGINAL SIDE R. K. ASSOCIATES AND HOTELIERS PVT. LTD. VS EASTERN RAILWAY, THROUGH ITS DEPUTY CHIEF COMMERCIAL MANAGER BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date: 20th August, 2025. Appearance: Mr. Arijit Basu, Adv. …for the petitioner Ms. Aparna Banerjee, Adv. …for the respondent The Court: 1. The parties submit that the mandate of the learned Arbitrator should be extended. It is submitted that the mandate of the learned Arbitrator expired on August 8, 2025. The proceedings are at the stage of evidence. 2. Considering the progress made before the learned arbitrator, this Court deems it fit to extend the mandate by a further period of one year from the date of communication of this order to the learned Arbitrator, in order to enable the learned Arbitrator to make and publish the award. 2 The Court does not find any delay or laches on the part of either of the parties. 3. AP-COM/649/2025 is, accordingly, disposed of. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) B.Pal