OCD-14 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ORIGINAL SIDE (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) AP-COM/472/2026 M/S. ZAMIL AIR CONDITIONERS INDIA PVT. LTD. VS M/S. SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED BEFORE: The Hon’ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date : 8th July, 2026. Appearance Mr. Mrinal Beri Adv.(VC) ...for the petitioner Mr. Snehashis Sen, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Banerjee, Adv. Ms. Mihika Roy, Adv. ..for the respondent The Court: Affidavit of service is taken on record. The petitioner has filed the present petition 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 18.05.2022 appointed a sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. With the consent of the parties the mandate of the arbitral tribunal was extended by a further period of six months up to 23.02.2025. This Court vide order dated 25th November, 2025 had extend the mandate of the arbitral tribunal for a further period of six months till 25.05.2026. 2 Learned Counsel for the respondent states that she has no objection to the extension of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal. Learned Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the matter is presently at the stage of 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 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 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 petition stands disposed of. (GAURANG KANTH, J.) S. Mandi