- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7371-DB COMAP No. 62 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO. 62 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. DAYANAND MASUR S/O BASAVARAJ MASUR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS OCC: PWD CLASS-I CONTRACTOR R/O C.B. GUTTAL COMPLEX U.B. HILLS, DHARWAD - 580 007 …APPELLANT (BY SRI S. SRIVATSA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI CHETAN JADHAV, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY DR. D.C.PAWATE NAGAR DHARWAD - 580 007 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 2. THE RESIDENT ENGINEER DR. D.C. PAWATE NAGAR DHARWAD - 580 007 3. B.N. CHANDRASHEKARAIAH RETIRED ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF OF KPWD Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7371-DB COMAP No. 62 of 2026 SOLE ARBITRATOR NO.651, 12TH CROSS 5TH MAIN, M.C.LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 040 …RESPONDENTS THIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13 (1) (A) OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 29.11.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LXXXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, COMMERCIAL COURT, BANGALORE IN COM.A.S NO.191/2018 THEREBY ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENTS UNDER SEC.34 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 BY SETTING ASIDE THE AWARD DATED 14.05.2018 IN ARBITRATION CASE NO.07/BNC/ARB/Dharward/2016 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SOLE ARBITRATOR/RESPONDENT NO.3. HEREIN & 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 MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. After some arguments, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant seeks to withdraw the present appeal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7371-DB COMAP No. 62 of 2026 2. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. The pending interlocutory application also stands disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9