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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16039-DB COMAP No. 5 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO. 5 OF 2024 BETWEEN:
M/S SUMITRA VENTURES LLP A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, REGISTERED UNDER THE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT 2008, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT THE CAPITAL B-513, G BLOCK, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, BANDRA (EAST) MUMBAI 400 051 REPRESENTED BY ITS DESIGNATED PARTNERS, RAJESH NANJUNDIAH BEGUR, TANSHA RAJESH BEGUR AND FARZAD FREDDY BAGLI,
…APPELLANT (BY SRI. AYAAN YAHYA SIDDIQUE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MANJUNATH HIRAL (NOC), ADVOCATE)
AND:
SEEMA GOEL SOLE PROPRIETOR OF BERKOWITZ HAIR AND SKIN CLINIC W/O OF ANIL KUMAR GOEL AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,
Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16039-DB COMAP No. 5 of 2024
R/AT N-14 KAILASH COLONY NEW DELHI 110048 CARRYING ON BUSINESS AT:
FIRST FLOOR, PLOT NO.220 DOMLUR 2nd STAGE, 2nd PHASE, BENGALURU 560071 REPRESENTED BY SPA HOLDER, MR. MANI KANDAN M AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT 1673, 1ST WING, AMBEDKAR MEDICAL COLLEGE ROAD, K G HALLI BENGALURU 560 045
…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SAIDEEP JAISHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRADEEP NAYAK, ADVOCATE)
THE COMAP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)-A OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION AND COMMERCIAL APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS ACT, 2015 R/W SECTION 37(1) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL, SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 29.11.2023 (IMPUGNED
ORDER) PASSED IN COM.A.A. 348/2023 BY THE HONBLE COURT OF THE LXXXV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, COMMERCIAL COURT AT BENGALURU.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16039-DB COMAP No. 5 of 2024
ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant submits that the present appeal be disposed of on account of the subsequent developments. He further submits that the impugned order was extended by the learned Commercial Court till the Arbitral Tribunal considered the respondent's application under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. He submits that the parties had appeared before the Tribunal and the matter is now heard and reserved for pronouncement of award.
2. In view of the above, the present appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.
3. Pending applications are also disposed of.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS - List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3