- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35491-DB COMAP No. 100 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO.100 OF 2024 (AA) BETWEEN: SRI N.L. LINGE GOWDA S/O. SRI LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS NO.678/E, 8TH CROSS 9TH MAIN, HBR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 043. …APPELLANT (BY SRI SUBHASH SRINIVASA RANGACHAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. BENGALURU DIVISION OFFICE NO.29, P.KALINGA RAO ROAD BENGALURU-560 027. 2. SRI KUKKEJE RAMAKRISHNA BHAT S/O LATE SRI K. MAHABALA BHAT, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE (RETD.) RESIDING AT NO.2, 1ST CROSS 1ST MAIN ROAD, SANJAYNAGAR RMV 2ND STAGE BENGALURU-560 094. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VACHAN H.U., ADVOCATE FOR R-1; VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 24-2-2021, NOTICE TO R-2 IS DISPENSED WITH) * * * Digitally signed by RAKSHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35491-DB COMAP No. 100 of 2024 THIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1-A) OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015 READ WITH SECTION 37(1)(C) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 5-3-2020 PASSED IN ARBITRATION SUIT NO.85 OF 2014 ON THE FILE OF VI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU AND CONSEQUENTLY SETTING ASIDE THE ARBITRAL AWARD DATED 29-5-2014, PASSED IN A.C.6 OF 2010 IN RESPECT OF CLAIM NO.(i) (ii) (iv) (v)(vi) AND (vii) AND MODIFYING THE ARBITRAL AWARD IN RESPECT OF CLAIM NO.(iii) BY ALLOWING THE PRESENT APPEAL. THIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for respondent No.1 has filed a memo stating that the appellant has raised a contention that the appeal should be converted back into a Miscellaneous First Appeal and be heard by a learned Single Judge. 2. The content of the memo reads as under: "1. The Appellant has raised the contention that it must be re-transferred back as a Miscellaneous First Appeal and should be heard by a Single Bench. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35491-DB COMAP No. 100 of 2024 2. The Respondent No.1 has no objections for the matter to be re-transferred back as a Miscellaneous First Appeal and to be posted before a Single Bench." 3. In view of the memo and supporting submissions, the appellant is permitted to convert this Commercial Appeal into Miscellaneous First Appeal. 4. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of for statistical purposes. The Registry is directed to convert this Commercial Appeal into Miscellaneous First Appeal and place the matter before the learned Single Judge. 5. Pending Interlocutory Applications shall stand disposed of. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46