Viom Infra Ventures Ltd. (Previously Known As Quippo Infrastructure Ltd.) v. A2z Infraservices Ltd. And ANR.

OCD-2

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction (Commercial Division) ORIGINAL SIDE AP/807/2023 VIOM INFRA VENTURES LTD.

(PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS QUIPPO INFRASTRUCTURE LTD.) VS A2Z INFRASERVICES LTD. AND ANR.

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE RAVI KRISHAN KAPUR Date : 8th March, 2024.

Appearance:

Mr. S. Das, Adv.

Mr. R. K. Mitra, Adv.

Ms. P. Bhowmick, Adv.

The Court: This is an application under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

By agreement, the parties had appointed a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate their differences.

The first hearing of the arbitration took place on 12 April 2021. All pleadings have been completed and issues have also been framed. The matter is at the stage of evidence. It is submitted by both the parties that for reasons beyond their control, the Arbitral Tribunal has been unable to conclude the arbitral proceedings. The parties jointly pray for an extension of time to conclude the arbitral proceedings.

I have considered the averments in the application and am satisfied that there was sufficient cause as to why the Arbitral Tribunal could not conclude the proceedings within the prescribed time period. In such circumstances, by

consent of the parties, the time to conclude the arbitral proceedings is extended by a period of four months from the date of passing of this order. With the aforesaid directions, AP/807/2023 stands disposed of. (RAVI KRISHAN KAPUR, J.) S.Bag