- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19174 CMP No. 456 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD CIVIL MISC. PETITION NO. 456 OF 2024 BETWEEN: ONLINE REPUTATION MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED 3RD FLOOR, J P HOUSE, PLOT NO.172, LANE NO.2, WESTEND MARG, SAIDULAJAB, NEW DELHI - 110 030. REPRESENTED BY ITS C.E.O MR. ARCHIT MITRA CHENOY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS AT NO.19, SUNDER NAGAER NEW DELHI - 110 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ADITYA BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR SRI GANAPATHI SUBBARAYA BHAT.,ADVOCATE) AND: VRX SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, MR. VIJAY CHOWDHARY AGED ABOUT MAJOR OFFICE AT FEROZES MANOR, PROPERTY NO. 58, HOSPITAL ROAD, SHIVAJI NAGAR, WARD NO. 79, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARISH JAYAKUMAR.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19174 CMP No. 456 of 2024 THIS CMP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11(6) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 PRAYING TO EXERCISE ITS JURISDICTION AND POWER UNDER SECTION 11(6) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 AND APPOINT AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL COMPRIWSING A SOLE ARBITRATOR TO ADJUDICATE AND RESOLVE THE DISPUTES THAT HAVE ARISEN OUT OF THE CLIENT REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT DATED 15.06.2023 (ANNEXURE-A) BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE RESPONDENT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER This petition is filed for appointment of a sole Arbitrator relying upon the Agreement for Arbitration which is part of the "Client Representation Agreement" dated 15.06.2023. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19174 CMP No. 456 of 2024 Sri Aditya Bhat, the learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Harish Jayakumar, the learned counsel for the respondent, are heard. The learned counsels state in unison that there is an arbitrable dispute, that the parties have agreed for resolution of such dispute by arbitration and that the merits of the rival claims will have to be considered in the arbitral proceedings. In the light of these submissions, and upon hearing the learned counsels on the nature of dispute, the following: ORDER [a] The petition is allowed, and Smt. Rahat Afshan H N, a retired Senior Civil Judge, is appointed as the sole Arbitrator to enter reference of the dispute between the petitioner and the respondent and conduct the proceeding at the Arbitration and Conciliation Centre (Domestic and International), Bengaluru according to the Rules governing the Centre. It would be - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19174 CMP No. 456 of 2024 needless to observe that, subject to just exceptions, all questions are left open to be considered in the arbitral proceedings. [b] The Registry is directed to communicate this order [by E-mail] to the Arbitration and Conciliation Centre (Domestic and International), Bengaluru and also to Smt. Rahat Afshan H N, a retired Senior Civil Judge, Address: No.B-106, Vaishnavi Oasis, Near Tippu Circle, J. P. Nagar 9th Phase, Bengaluru-560 108 [rahat.afshan@gmail.com] as required under the Appointment of Arbitrators by the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Scheme, 1996. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-