- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31830 CMP NO.382 OF 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO.382 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MR. BALAGOPAL KARTHIK S/O MR. K.S. BALAGOPAL, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O CALLE JOAN COLL, 6, GRANOLLERS, SPAIN - 08401. REP. BY HIS S.P.A. HOLDER MR. RATHEESH RAVEENDRAN, S/O SRI. K. RAVEENDRAN AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O D1-1003, GOLDEN PALMS APT, GOLDEN PALMS ROAD, K. NARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 077. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVI S.K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMARTOWNER SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, REP. BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAVING ITS REG. OFFICE AT: 8TH FLOOR, DELTA BLOCK, SIGMA TECH PARK, OLD AIRPORT ROAD, WHITEFIELD, BENGALURU - 560 066. 2. IMPERIAL DWELLINGS PRIVATE LIMITED REP. BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31830 CMP NO.382 OF 2024 HAVING ITS REG. OFFICE AT: LEVEL 3 AND 4, EMBASSY DIAMANTE, 34 VITTAL MALLYA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH S. NAGARALE, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THE CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11(6) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, PRAYING TO APPOINT A SOLE ARBITRATOR IN TERMS OF CLAUSE 11 OF THE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED 10TH MAY, 2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-B. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner is seeking appointment of Sole Arbitrator in terms of Article 11 of the Master Services Agreement dated 10th May, 2016 (Annexure-B) to resolve the dispute arising between the petitioner and respondents. 2. Heard Sri. Ravi S.K., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. Santosh S. Nagarale, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1 3. Learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that, in an identical circumstances, this Court in Civil - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31830 CMP NO.382 OF 2024 Miscellaneous Petition No.382 of 2021 and connected petitions, by order dated 22nd February, 2022, appointed Sri. Vishwanath Angadi, retired District Judge to act as a Sole Arbitrator in the Arbitration and Conciliation Centre (Domestic & International), Bengaluru. 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on careful examination of the order passed by this Court in the aforesaid petitions, I am of the view that the similar issue is involved in the case on hand. Accordingly, Sri. H.R. Srinivas, District Judge (Retired) is appointed to act as Sole Arbitrator in the Arbitration and Conciliation Centre (Domestic & International), Bengaluru as per the extent Rules. 5. All claims and contentions of the parties are kept open to be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal. 6. A Copy of this order be sent forthwith to the Arbitration And Conciliation Centre (Domestic & International), Khanija Bhavan, Bengaluru for proceeding further in the matter. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31830 CMP NO.382 OF 2024 7. Registry is directed to return the original documents if any, produced by the parties, after obtaining photostat copy of the same for the file. Accordingly, Civil Miscellaneous Petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK