Himangshu Biswas v. New India Assurance Company Ltd

OCD-30 ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

COMMERCIAL DIVISION ORIGINAL SIDE AP-COM/707/2025 HIMANGSHU BISWAS VS NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE SHAMPA SARKAR Date : 22nd September, 2025.

Appearance:

Ms. Mou Saha, Adv.

For the petitioner.

Mr. Soumalya Ganguli, Adv.

Ms. Ishita Ghosh, Adv.

. . . For the respondent.

1. This is an application for extension of the mandate of the learned Arbitrator.

2. Both parties submit that the mandate of the learned Arbitrator is required to be extended. The mandate of the learned Arbitrator has expired on May 17, 2025.

3. It is submitted that the hearing is complete and only the publication of the award is awaited.

4. Considering the progress made in the proceedings, this Court is of the view that the mandate of the learned Arbitrator should be extended.

5. Accordingly, for the ends of justice, the mandate of the learned Arbitrator is extended by a further period of four months from the date of communication of this order, to enable the learned Arbitrator to make and publish the Award.

6. The application is, accordingly, disposed of. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) pa/pkd