- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22877-DB COMAP No. 455 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO. 455 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. THE BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD CAUVERY BHAVAN BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY IS SECRETARY …APPELLANT (BY SRI SHRINIVAS B.S., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. M/S HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT CONSTRUCTION HOUSE NO.5, WALCHAND HIRACHAND MARG BALLARD ESTATE BOMBAY - 400 038 …RESPONDENT THIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1-A) OF COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 19/12/2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LXXXII ADDL. CITY CIVIL & SESSIONS JUDGE, (CCH-83) BENGALURU IN COM.O.S. No. 7389/1996, FURTHER BE PLEASED TO DECREE THE SAID SUIT WITH INTEREST AS PRAYED FOR AND ETC. Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22877-DB COMAP No. 455 of 2025 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 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the appellant. 2. It is noted that the present appeal has been listed on 8 prior occasions before the concerned Registrar for curing of the defects. However, the same has not been cured. 3. In view of the above, the appeal is dismissed for default as well as for non-compliance of the office objections. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27