M/S E H Construction Company Pvt Ltd v. M/S Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port

OCD 12 ORDER SHEET AP-COM/195/2025

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL DIVISION M/S E. H. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PVT. LTD.

VS M/S SHYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE PORT

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date: 13th March, 2025.

Appearance:

Mr. Asif Hussain, Adv.

...for the petitioner Mr. Abhishek Banerjee, Adv.

...for the respondent The Court:

1. This is an application for extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitrator. The mandate of the learned Arbitrator is due to expire on April 16, 2025. The petitioner submits that the matter is at the stage of final arguments.

2. Under such circumstances and considering the advanced stage of the arbitral proceedings, this Court deems it fit to extend the mandate by a further period of six months from the date of communication of this order to the learned Arbitrator, in order to enable the learned Arbitrator to make and publish the award.

3. This order is being passed for the ends of justice, as the Court finds that the petitioner and the respondent have claims and counterclaims which are required to be adjudicated.

4. AP-COM/195/2025 is, accordingly, disposed of. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) B.Pal