OCD-9 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL DIVISION ORIGINAL SIDE AP-COM/862/2026 SUBIRES CHAKRABARTI VS FOODIE FOLKS RESTAURANTS PRIVATE LIMITED BEFORE: The Hon’ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date : 14th October, 2026. Appearance: Mr. Siddhartha Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Anjan Bhandari, Adv. Ms. RishikaGoyal, Adv. ..for the petitioner The Court: Affidavit of service is taken on record. Despite service, none appears on behalf of the respondent. 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 vide order dated 18th November, 2025, this Court appointed a learned sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. The pleadings were completed and with the consent of the parties, the mandate of the arbitral tribunal was extended by six months till 10th October, 2026. 2 The petitioner submits that the matter is at the stage of passing of the interim Award. Upon consideration of 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 further for a period of one year 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.) bp.