1/1 23-CARBP-736-2026 (OS).DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PETITION NO. 736 OF 2026 Umesh Sarkar ...Petitioner Versus Kec International Limited ...Respondent _______ Ms. Gayatri Devendra i/b Lalit Jain, for the Petitioner. Mr. S. Kalbere a/w Mr. Anuj Athalye i/b Legasis Partners, for the Respondent. _______ CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J. DATE : 25 th JUNE, 2026 P.C. 1. The captioned Petition is filed under the provisions of Section 29-A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for extension of the mandate of the Arbitral proceedings pending before the learned Sole Arbitrator. I am informed that this is the first extension for time and that substantial progress has been made in the arbitration proceedings. There is no opposition to the time being extended. 2. Hence, the Petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 3. Time is extended from the date on which a copy of this order is uploaded. [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.] Vaibhav