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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI, J
M/s Karthik Exports, Thuvayoor North – Appellant
Versus
Krishna Kumar Agarwal S/o. Suresh Chandra Agarwal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
This Original Petition is filed impugning the order dated 18.10.2024, in E.P.No.52/2024 on the files of the Additional District and Sessions Court-IV, Pathanamthitta.
2. Petitioners are arrayed as the Judgment Debtors and respondent herein is the decree holder in Ext.P2, E.P. No.52/2024, filed before the Addl. District Court No. IV, Pathanamthitta. The Execution petition was filed by the respondent seeking enforcement of an Arbitral Award, Ext.P1, dated 23.06.2022, in the matter of D. Monalisa Impex vs. M/s. Karthik Exports & Another.
3. The 1st petitioner is a trader, importer, seller, having its registered office at Kerala, India. ‘D. Monalisa Impex’, the seller, is a partnership office engaged in export of perishable consumables across various parts of the world. The respondent, being a trade facilitator, acts as an intermediary between the buyer as well as the seller on commission basis. The sole arbitrator has held in favour of the respondent, and the 1st petitioner was liable to pay an amount of Rs.13,034,234/- to D. Monalisa Impex, the petitioner therein, along with interest at the rate of 8% per annum and the petitioner was also directed to pay an amount of Rs.13,36
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