Bharat Bijlee Ltd v. Damodar Valley Corporation

OCD-47 AP-COM/302/2025

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL DIVISON BHARAT BIJLEE LTD VS DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date : 29th April, 2025.

Appearance:

Ms. Mayuri Ghosh, Adv.

Mr. Suvradal Choudhury, Adv.

. . .for the petitioner.

Mr. Subir Pal, Adv.

. . .for the respondent.

The Court: Affidavit of service is taken on record. This is an application for extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitrator. It is submitted that the mandate expired on 22nd April, 2025. The arguments have been closed, but before the award could be published the mandate expired. Mr. Pal does not oppose the prayer for extension of the mandate and submits that the mandate is required to be extended to enable the learned arbitrator to make and publish his award.

Accordingly, for the ends of justice, the mandate is extended for a further period of eight months from the date of communication of this order to enable the learned Arbitrator to make and publish the award within the extended period. AP-COM 302 of 2025 is, accordingly, disposed of. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) sp/