- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29456-DB COMAP No. 63 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO. 63 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. DAYANAND MASUR S/O BASAVARAJ MASUR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS OCC: PWD CLASS-I CONTRACTOR R/O C.B. GUTTAL COMPLEX U.B. HILLS, DHARWAD - 580 007 …APPELLANT (BY SRI CHETAN JADHAV, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY DR. D.C.PAWATE NAGAR DHARWAD - 580 007 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 2. THE RESIDENT ENGINEER DR. D.C. PAWATE NAGAR DHARWAD - 580 007 3. B.N. CHANDRASHEKARAIAH, RETIRED ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF OF KPWD SOLE ARBITRATOR NO.651, 12TH CROSS 5TH MAIN, M.C.LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 040 …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29456-DB COMAP No. 63 of 2026 THIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)(A) OF COMMERCIAL COURT ACT, 2015 READ WITH SECTION 37 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET SIDE THE ORDER DATED 29.11.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LXXXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE COMMERCIAL COURT, BANGALORE IN COM.A.S.NO.190/2018 THEREBY ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS U/S 34 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 BY SETTING ASIDE THE AWARD DATED 14.05.2018 IN ARBITRATION CASE NO.06/BNC/ARB/ DHARWAD/ 2016 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SOLE ARBITRATOR / RESPONDENT No.3 THEREIN. 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the appellant. However, the learned counsel appearing for the appellant has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the present appeal. 2. The appeal is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12