OCD-2 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (Commercial Division) ORIGINAL SIDE AP-COM/235/2026 PAHARPUR COOLING TOWERS LIMITED VS BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED BEFORE: The Hon’ble JUSTICE GAURANG KANTH Date : 13th April, 2026. Appearance: Mr. Snehasish Sen, Adv.(VC) Mr. Debdatta Mukhopadhyay, Adv. ...for the petitioner Mr. Anindya A. Chakraborty, Adv.(VC) Mr. Sreetama Neogi, Adv.(VC) ..for the respondent/BHEL The Court: The petitioner has filed the present application 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 Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court vide order dated 11.12.2023 appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties. The pleadings were completed on 30.09.2024. With the consent of the parties the mandate of the arbitral tribunal was extended by six months till 31.03.2026. Learned Counsel for the respondent states that he has no objection to the extension of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal. 2 Learned Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the arbitral tribunal has conducted 25 sittings and that the matter is presently at the stage of the 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 eight 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 application stands disposed of. (GAURANG KANTH, J.) S.A./S. Mandi ARs (CR)