1 2025:KER:29800 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M. MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 OP(ATE) NO. 11 OF 2025 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 24.05.2023 IN AR NO.226 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONERS: 1 GOKULAN V AGED 74 YEARS S/O LATE K.A VAMANA PAI, GOKUL NIVAS, UNION CLUB ROAD, KOTTAYAM, NOW RESIDING AT FLAT NO 8A, WEXCO MELFORD APARTMENT, PUTHANANGADY, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686001 2 SOMALATHA P.K AGED 66 YEARS W/O GOKULAN V, GOKUL NIVAS, UNION CLUB ROAD, KOTTAYAM NOW RESIDING AT FLAT NO 8A, WEXCO MELFORD APARTMENT, PUTHANANGADY, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686001 BY ADV V.A.VINOD 2 OP(ATE) NO. 11 OF 2025 2025:KER:29800 RESPONDENTS: 1 VINOD G. PAI S/O GOKULAN V, GOKUL NIVAS, UNION CLUB ROAD, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686001 2 SWETHA N BHAT AGED 36 YEARS W/O VINOD G. PAI, GOKUL NIVAS, UNION CLUB ROAD, KOTTAYAM, PIN – 680001 BY ADV.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN - R1 AND R2 R.RANJANIE – R1 AND R2 THIS OP(ARBITRATION TIME EXTENSION) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 3 OP(ATE) NO. 11 OF 2025 2025:KER:29800 JUDGMENT Dated this the 07th day of April, 2025 This Original Petition is filed seeking to extend the mandate of the learned Arbitrator who was appointed by this Court vide order dated 24.05.2023 in A.R. No. 226 of 2022. 2. This Court, vide the said order, nominated and appointed the learned Arbitrator to adjudicate and resolve the disputes between the parties arising out of the agreement, produced as Annexure A1 in A.R. No. 226 of 2022. 3. It is noted that pursuant to the order of appointment, proceedings had commenced before the learned Arbitrator in due earnest and were being conducted diligently. Nevertheless, the arbitration proceedings could not be completed within the statutorily ordained period for the reasons elaborated in the Original Petition. 4. Heard Sri.V.A.Vinod, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri.R.Lakshmi Narayan, learned Senior Counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2. 5. The learned counsel appearing on both sides submitted that the learned Arbitrator's mandate needs to be extended. I note 4 OP(ATE) NO. 11 OF 2025 2025:KER:29800 that sufficient cause has been made for extending the Arbitrator's mandate, and the time period of the arbitration proceedings in this O.P. (ATE) can be extended as requested. Accordingly, the O.P.(ATE) is allowed. The mandate of the Arbitrator appointed vide order dated 24.05.2023 in A.R. No.226 of 2022 is hereby extended by a period of ten months from today. Sd/- SYAM KUMAR V.M. JUDGE NJ 5 OP(ATE) NO. 11 OF 2025 2025:KER:29800 APPENDIX OF OP(ATE) 11/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P-1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN A.R NO 226/2022 DATED 24.05.2023