OCD-37 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL DIVISION ORIGINAL SIDE AP-COM/731/2025 RAJAT MUKLANIA VS NATIONAL JUTE MANUFACTURES CORPORATION LIMITED BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date : 22nd September, 2025. Appearance: Mr. G. Khaitan, Adv. Mr. Anuj Singh, Adv. For the petitioner. Mr. Tirthankar Nandi, Adv. Mr. Debabrata Das, Adv. Mr. Saptarshi Mukherjee, Adv. . . . For the respondent. 1. This is an application for extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitrator. 2. Both parties submit that the mandate of the learned Arbitrator is required to be extended. The mandate of the learned Arbitrator expired due to efflux of time, on August 10, 2025. 3. It is submitted that the proceeding is at the stage of evidence. 2 4. Considering the progress made in the proceedings, this Court is of the view that the mandate of the learned Arbitrator should be extended. 5. Accordingly, for the ends of justice, the mandate of the learned Arbitrator is extended by a further period of one year from the date of communication of this order, to enable the learned Arbitrator to make and publish the award. 6. The application is, accordingly, disposed of. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) pa/pkd