ORDER OD-9 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE AP/27/2026 RGM INTERNATIONAL (INDIA) PVT. LTD. VS UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS BEFORE HON'BLE JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date: February 25, 2026. Appearance:- Mr. Debashis Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Tirthankar Basu, Adv. Ms. S. Biswas, Adv. …for petitioner. Mr. Tilak Mitra, Sr. Adv. Ms. Amrita Pandey, Adv. Ms. Ayushi Mishra, Adv. …for respondents. The Court:- The petitioner has preferred 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. This Court, vide order dated 08.01.2024, appointed a learned arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. The pleadings were completed on 01.03.2024. Subsequently, with the consent of the parties, the mandate of the arbitral tribunal was extended for a period of six months till 31.01.2026. 2 It is submitted by the parties that the arbitral tribunal has already conducted more than 21 sittings. Learned counsel for the respondents states that the respondents have no objection to the extension of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal. Upon consideration of the submissions of the parties and the materials placed on record, this Court is satisfied that there has been no undue or unwarranted delay on the part of the learned sole arbitrator in conducting the arbitral proceedings. Having regard to the advanced stage of the proceedings and in the interest of justice, the mandate of the learned sole arbitrator is extended for a further period of one month 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 above directions, the present petition stands disposed of. (GAURANG KANTH, J.) R. D. Barua