OCD-21 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (Commercial Division) ORIGINAL SIDE AP-COM/280/2026 BRIDGE TRACK AND TOWER PRIVATE LIMITED VS SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED BEFORE: The Hon’ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date : 20th April, 2026. Appearance: Mr. Aasish Choudhury, Adv. Mr. Sourojit Dasgupta, Adv. Mrs. Uma Bagree, Adv. ...for the petitioner Mr. Debraj Sahu, Adv.(VC) Mr. Adipta Kumar Pandit, Adv. ..for the respondent The Court: The petitioner has filed the present application under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking extension of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal for conclusion of the arbitral proceedings and publication of the arbitral award. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court vide order dated 20.12.2023 appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. The pleadings were completed on 27.06.2024. Thereafter, with the consent of the parties the mandate of the arbitral tribunal was further extended for a period of six months. Learned Counsel for the respondent states that he has no objection to the extension of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal. 2 Learned Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the arbitral tribunal has already been conducted more than 32 sittings and that the matter is presently at the stage of the recording of evidence. Upon consideration of the submissions of the parties and the materials placed on record, this Court is satisfied that there has been no undue and unwarranted delay on the part of the learned sole arbitrator in concluding the proceedings. Having regard to the advanced stage of the arbitral proceedings and in the interest of justice, the mandate of the arbitral tribunal is extended further for a period of six months from today. The learned sole arbitrator is requested to make all reasonable endeavours to conclude the arbitral proceedings and publish the arbitral award within the extended time period. With the aforesaid observations, the present application stands disposed of. (GAURANG KANTH, J.) S. A. AR (CR)