OCD-10 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL DIVISION ORIGINAL SIDE AP-COM/196/2026 RAITANI ENGINEERING WORKS PRIVATE LIMITED VS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. BEFORE: The Hon’ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date : 31st March, 2026. Appearance Mr. Rachit Lakhmani, Adv. Mr. Avishek Das, Adv. Mr. Piyush Kumar, Adv. Mr. Soubhik Dey, Adv. …for the petitioner Ms. Aparna Banerjee, Adv. …for the 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. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court vide order dated 18.12.2023 constituted the arbitral tribunal to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. The pleadings were completed on 27.08.2024. With the consent of the parties the mandate of the arbitral tribunal was extended on 06.08.2025 which expired on 26.02.2026. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter is at the stage of final hearing. Learned Counsel for the respondents states that she has no objection to the extension of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal. Upon consideration the materials placed on record and the submission advanced by the learned Counsel for the parties, this Court is 2 satisfied that there has been no undue and unwarranted delay on the part of the learned sole arbitrator in conducting the proceedings. Considering 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. 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