IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO.400/2024

BETWEEN:

1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

PUBLIC WORKS PORT AND INLAND WATER

Digitally

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

signed by

RUPA V MYSURU DIVISION, Location: MYSURU - 570010.

High Court

Of

2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

Karnataka

TO GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

VIKASA SOUDHA

BENGALURU - 560001.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. SANTOSH S. GOGI, AAG WITH

SMT. PRATHIBHA R.K. AGA)

AND:

MR. M.P. NRUPATHUNGA

S/O PUTTASWAMY

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

R/AT NO.284, 3RD CROSS

BANDIGOWDA LAYOUT MANDYA-571401 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. YASHODHAR HEGDE & SRI. ARYA KUMAR, ADVS., FOR SRI. AJAY J.N. ADV.,)

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THIS COMAP/COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1A) OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015 R/W SECTION 37(1)(C) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, PRAYING TO ADMIT THE PRESENT COMMERCIAL APPEAL AND CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN COM.A.P. NO.199/2023, DATED 30.03.2024, PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LXXXIV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-85) (COMMERCIAL COURT) AT BENGALURU. ALLOW THE PRESENT APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE