- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12132 CMP No. 209 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI CIVIL MISC. PETITION NO. 209 OF 2023 BETWEEN: G SUDHAKARA REDDY S/O LATE LAKSHMIPATHI REDDY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO.12 , 1ST CROSS KAVERI LAYOUT MARTATHALLI BENGALURU – 560 037 … PETITIONER S (BY SRI.G.SUDHAKARA REDDY .,ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. K CHANDRA SEKHAR S/O SRI. K. DAMODARA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NO. 31 (OLD NO. 10), 'C' CROSS. VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, KATHRIGUPPE MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU -560 085. 2. N D MANJUNATH S/O LATE N C DAMODHAR NAIDU AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT NO.388/22, 8TH MAIN ROAD HANUMANTHANAGAR BENGALURU -560 019. … RESPONDENTS (NOTICE SERVED TO R-1) Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12132 CMP No. 209 of 2023 THIS CIVIL MISC. PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC.11 (6) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER APPOINTING SHRI KUKKAJE RAMAKRISHNA BHAT RETIRED DISTRICT JUDGE, BANGALORE OR ANY OTHER PERSON AS ARBITRATOR TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE RESPONDENTS IN RELATION TO THE JDA DATED 10.02.2020 VIDE ANNEXURE A, BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition through the counsel. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner filed a memo for retirement on 09.12.2024. 2. This Court, vide Order dated 10.10.2025, permitted the learned counsel for the petitioner to retire from the case and the Registry was directed to show the name of the petitioner and the matter was adjourned to 31.10.2025. It was made clear that if there was no representation made on behalf of the petitioner on that day, the petition would be dismissed for non- prosecution. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12132 CMP No. 209 of 2023 3. Despite the matter being adjourned to 14.11.2025, 12.12.2025, 13.01.2026, 22.01.2026 and 19.02.2026, none appeared for the petitioner. 4. Despite granting sufficient opportunity, the petitioner has neither engaged a counsel nor is present before the Court. As the petition is of the year 2023, I do not find any grounds to adjourn the matter further. 5. In this view of the matter, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 61