IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO.355/2022 BETWEEN:

M/S. HUBLI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED A GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NAVANAGARA, P.B. ROAD Digitally signed by ARSHIFA HUBLI-580 025 BAHAR KHANAM REP. BY ITS SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Location: HIGH PROJECT MONITORING CELL (SEPMC).

COURT OF KARNATAKA …APPELLANT (BY SRI. S.SRIRANGA, SR. ADV., FOR SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND, ADV.,)

AND:

M/S. SPML INFRA LIMITED (FORMERLY SUBHASH PROJECTS AND MARKETING LTD)

A PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT NO.8 ICON, 5TH FLOOR, 80 FEET ROAD INDIRANAGAR, HAL 3RD STAGE BANGALORE-560 075.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARATH CHANDRA J, ADV.,)

THIS COMAP/COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1A) OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015 R/W SECTION 37 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN COM.A.S.NO.31/2014 AS WELL AS THE ARBITRAL RECORDS WHICH ARE BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT. SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 29/11