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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
K.MANMADHA RAO, ANU SIVARAMAN
Pearson India Education Services Private Limited Formerly, Pearson Education Services Private Limited, Represented By Its Authorized Representative Mr. Chengappa Kundyolanda Uthappa – Appellant
Versus
Ajay Bhandari, S/o. K.V. Bhandari – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANU SIVARAMAN, J.
Commercial Appeal No.177/2024 and Commercial Appeal No.198/2024 are filed by the defendant and plaintiff, respectively, challenging the Judgment and Decree dated 22.02.2024 passed by the LXXXIV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-85), Bengaluru ('Commercial Court' for short) in Commercial O.S.No.603/2021.
2. We have heard Shri. C.K. Nandakumar, learned Senior Counsel as instructed by Shri. Sujayeendra Sridhar, learned Counsel appearing for the defendant and Shri. Shrishail S. Navalgund, learned counsel appearing for the plaintiff.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranks before the Commercial Court.
4. The plaint averments were as follows:-
The plaintiff, engaged in marketing services in relation to technological solutions used in the education sector and the defendant - Pearson India Education Services Private Limited ('Company' for short), is a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013, engaged in developing and providing technological solutions and services for schools and educational institutions, entered into Channel Partner Agreements dated 29.08.2011, 01.03.2012, 26.03.2013 and Consultancy Agreem
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