Gaurang Kanth, J. :-
1. The present Petition has been filed under Section 29A of the Arbitration
and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking extension of the mandate of the
arbitral tribunal for completion of the arbitral proceedings and for
publication of the arbitral award.
2. The brief facts giving rise to the present Petition are set out hereunder:
3. Disputes having arisen between the parties, the Petitioner, by letter dated
22.03.2022, invoked Clause 13.2 of the arbitration agreement contained in
the Facility Agreement dated 02.05.2019 executed between the parties.
Upon failure of the Respondent to appoint an arbitrator in terms of the
said clause, the Petitioner approached this Court by filing an application
2026:CHC-OS:80
under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, being
Arbitration Petition No. 358 of 2022. By order dated 22.12.2022, this
Court appointed Mr. Swarnendu Ghosh as the learned Sole Arbitrator to
adjudicate the disputes between the parties.