OD-2 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ORIGINAL SIDE AP/136/2026 SARIKA BHOOT VS SOUMITA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED BEFORE: The Hon’ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date : 1st September, 2026. Appearance: Mr. Varun Kothari, Adv. Mr. Nikunj Berlia, Adv. …for the petitioner Mr. Soumyajit Mishra, Adv. …for the respondent The Court: The petitioner has preferred the present petition under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal for completion of the arbitral proceedings and publication of the arbitral award. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court vide order dated 24.11.2023 had appointed the sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. The pleadings were completed on 10.06.2024. With the consent of the parties, the mandate was extended for a period of six months on 20.05.2025. It is further submitted that this Court vide order dated 17.12.2025 had extended the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal further for a period of eight months. Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the matter is at the stage of final arguments. 2 Learned Counsel for the respondent states that he has no objection to the extension of the mandate of the Arbitral Tribunal. Upon consideration of the submissions of both 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 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 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 petition stands disposed of. (GAURANG KANTH, J.) R.Bhar