- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42685 CMP No. 82 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CIVIL MISC. PETITION NO. 82 OF 2025 BETWEEN: DECCAN MINING SYNDICATE PRIVATE LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2013 HAVING REGISTERED ADDRESS AT NOS.-7, 2ND FLOOR, ESTEEM ARCADE, NO.26, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY HEREIN THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MR RAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DEEPAK BHASKAR., ADVOCATE) AND: MR REDDY VEERANNA S/O SANJEEVAPPA, AGED MAJOR, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.9/1, 2ND FLOOR, CLASSIC COURT, RICHMOND ROAD, BENGALURU-560025 AND R/AT DOOR NO. 109/21, 7TH CROSS, 10TH MAIN, RMV EXTENSION, BENGALURU-560080 …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42685 CMP No. 82 of 2025 (BY SRI. SUHAS C S & SRI. VISHWAS.N ., ADVOCATES) THIS CMP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11(6) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 PRAYING TO APPOINTING AN ARBITRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARBITRATION & CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, AND CLAUSE 5 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT DATED 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 (ANNEXURE-D) AND; THIS CMP, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Appointing an Arbitrator in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 and Clause 5 of the Loan Agreement dated 15th September, 2017 (Annexure-D) and b. Pass any other such order as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Both the counsel submit that Justice A.S.Bopanna, former Judge of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, may be appointed as a sole arbitrator to arbitrate the dispute between the parties. It is submitted that - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42685 CMP No. 82 of 2025 they have taken his consent for being so appointed. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i) CMP is allowed. ii) Hon’ble Sri Justice A.S.Bopanna, a former Judge of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, is appointed as a sole Arbitrator to arbitrate the disputes between the parties. iii) The arbitration to be carried out in Bangalore at the venue to be fixed by the learned arbitrator. The parties shall appear before the learned Arbitrator on the date, time, and place as may be fixed by the Arbitrator. iv) All contentions including arbitrability are left open to be decided by the learned Arbitrator. v) Registrar (Judicial) is directed to forward a copy of this order to the Hon'ble Sri.Justice A.S.Bopanna, a former Judge of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India at his Home Office. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE PRS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3