- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30365 MFA No. 3969 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 3969 OF 2017 (AA) BETWEEN: 1. M/S BHARAT PERTOLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED 7TH FLOOR, DV-PARC, TRINITY, 17, M.G.ROAD, BENGALURU- 560001, BY ITS TERRITORY MANAGER RETAIL BANGALORE, MR.RAJEEV KUMAR. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. KUMAR N J &.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. B G ARUNKUMAR S/O B.N.GOPAL AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, PROP. M/S ADVAITA, NO.12, JAYANAGAR 4TH BLOCK, BANGALORE - 560 011. 2. B P SINGH SOLE ARBITRATOR, BUILDING NO.54, FLAT NO. 503, NRI COMPLEX, PHASE II, Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30365 MFA No. 3969 of 2017 PAM BEACH ROAD, SEAWOOD, NERUL, NAVI MUMBAI - 400 706. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJESWARA P N AND SRI.H.R.NARAYANA RAO FOR C/R1.,ADVOCATE) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37(1)(a) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 06.05.2017, PASSED IN A.S.NO.109/2016, ON THE FILE OF THE XXVII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL JUDGE AND VACATION JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY(CCH-9), ALLOWING THE SUIT FILED UNDER SECTION 9 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL JUDGMENT In view of the submission made in MFA No.8020/2017, the present appeal i.e., MFA No.3969/2017 would not survive for consideration. 2. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE RCK, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28