IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 2192 OF 2025 (AA)

BETWEEN:

1. M. MALLIKARJUNA S/O SRI AMARAPPA AGED 51 YEARS, PROP M/S. SRISHAILA & CO

2. SMT. RAJESHWARI MALLIKARJUNA W/O SRI M.MALLIKARJUNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

1 AND 2 HAVING AT OFFICE ADDRESS:

M/S. SRISHAILA AND CO., DOOR NO.117/10/6A Digitally RMC LINK ROAD signed by DAVANGERE - 577 001 VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High FACTORY ADDRESS:

Court of M/S. SRISHAILA AND CO., Karnataka PLOT NO.74/75 KARUR INDUSTRIAL AREA KIADB DAVANGERE - 577 006 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI LAKAMAPURMATH CHIDANANDAYYA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI S.P. SRIDHARA S/O SRI C. PANDURANGA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS

2. SRI S.P. MURALIDHAR S/O SRI C. PANDURANGA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS BOTH ARE RESIDING AT:

No.1987/1-2, MCC 'A' BLOCK RAMALINGESHWARA NILAYA DAVANGERE - 577 004 OFFICE ADDRESS:

M/S. MANIKESHWARI INDUSTRIES DOOR NO.117/10/7A, RMC LINK ROAD DAVANGERE - 577 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI JAYAKUMAR S. PATIL, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI VARAPRASAD K., ADVOCATE)

THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 37 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATI