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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
VIBHU BAKHRU, C.M.POONACHA
Kotak Securities Ltd., Represented By It Authorized Mr. Praveen Kumar K., S/o. Venkataiah – Appellant
Versus
Sudeep R. Prasad, S/o. Rama Prasad – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. ksl's background and initial complaints. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. grc's findings and compensation granted. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. arbitrator's observations on compensation. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. arbitral tribunal's review of ksl's appeal. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. ksl's main legal argument against breaches. (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. court's reasoning on ksl's obligations. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 7. (Para 33 , 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT :
VIBHU BAKHRU, CJ.
1. The appellant [hereinafter referred to as “KSL”] has filed the present appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [A&C Act] impugning an order dated 21.01.2025 [impugned order] passed by the learned Commercial Court in Com. A.P.No.30/2024 captioned M/s. Kotak Securities Limited vs. Mr.Sudeep R Prasad .
2. KSL had filed an application under Section 34 of the A&C Act impugning an arbitral award dated 25.10.2023 [impugned award rendered by an appellate Arbitral Tribunal comprising of three arbitrators [Arbitral Tribunal].
3. The Arbitral Tribunal had rendered the impugned award pursuant to the challenge laid by KSL to an award dated 21.07.2023 passed by
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