THE BEML EMPLOYEES CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED v. THE BEST CLUB
COMAP/393/2025 · 2026-06-18
K S Hemalekha
Original Suitbody2026
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29901-DB COMAP No. 393 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 18TH 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.393 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
THE BEML EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, (ALSO KNOWN AS BEML EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,) A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT BHARATH EARTH MOVERS LIMITED BHARATH COMPLEX NEW THIPPASANDRA POST BENGALURU - 560075.
BY ITS PRESIDENT D.M. NAGESH. …APPELLANT
(BY SRI. VEERESH M. UPPIN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K. CHANDRANATH ARIGA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE BEST CLUB NO.648, BEML LAYOUT RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560098.
BY ITS CHAIRMAN.
2.
SRI R. ARUNACHALAM S/O LATE RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS,
Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: High Court of Karnataka
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BEML EMPLOYEES TOWNSHIP CLUB BEML LAYOUT, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGARA, BENGALURU - 560098. …RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. M.S. RAJENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. MAYA HOLLA, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;
SRI. PURUSHOTHAMAM P., ADVOCATE FOR R-2)
THIS COMAP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1A) OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE
ORDER DATED 02.06.2025 IN COM. O.S.NO.1491/2024 ON THE FILE OF LXXXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (COMMERCIAL COURT) ON I.A.NO.2 AND 3 AND ETC.
THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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. The appellant has filed the present appeal impugning an
order dated 02.06.2025 passed by the LXXXVIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru [Commercial Court] in I.A.Nos.2 and 3 in Com.O.S.No.1491/2024 [Impugned order].
2. The Commercial Court found that the disputes involved in the said suit were not commercial disputes within the meaning of Section 2(1)(c) of the Commercial Court Act, 2015 and has accordingly returned the plaint under Order VII Rule 10 r/w Section
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151 of CPC to present the same before the jurisdictional Court and the parties were directed to appear before the jurisdictional Court on 18.06.2025 without any further notice.
3. The learned counsel appearing to the appellant submits that since, the said date has elapsed, he has no objection, if the present appeal is dismissed albeit with a direction to the parties to appear before the concerned Civil Court on any date within a period of two weeks.
4. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents concur with the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the appellant. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed.
5. The parties shall appear before the concerned Civil Court on 06.07.2026 without awaiting any further notice.
6. The appellant is at liberty to mention the matter before the Principal District Court.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
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(K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE AT List No.: 2 Sl No.: 19