- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37200-DB WP No. 25165 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 25165 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. MR. ANIRUDH SURESH S/O A. SURESH CHANDRA BABU AGED 33 YEARS OFFICE AT NO.156, 3RD FLOOR PUTTANNACHETTY ROAD 5TH MAIN, CHAMARAJAPET BANGALORE - 560 018. …PETITIONER (BY MR. ANIRUDH SURESH, PARTY-IN-PERSON/PETITIONER) AND: 1. HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OPPOSITE TO VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION CENTRE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AN INITIATIVE OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA III FLOOR, EAST WING, 'KHANIJA BHAVANA' Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37200-DB WP No. 25165 of 2025 RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LAW GROUND FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14 (1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PIL) RULES, 2018 FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT Nos.1, 2 AND/OR 3 TO UNDERTAKE IMMEDIATE AUGMENTATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION CENTRE - BENGALURU (DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL), INCLUDING INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COURT HALLS, FURNITURE AND RECORD-KEEPING FACILITIES & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37200-DB WP No. 25165 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to undertake immediate augmentation of the infrastructure at the Arbitration and Conciliation Center-Bengaluru (Domestic and International). 2. The petitioner claims that the infrastructure at the Arbitration Center is overburdened and files are lying on the floor. 3. The said issue is already under consideration and therefore, no orders in this regard are required to be passed in this petition. The same is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12