IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO. 277 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1. SARFARAZ MUNAF PARTNER M/S SEA LINE TRADING (R)

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O ABDUL MUNAF RESIDING AT D NO.6-2 BEACH ROAD, NEAR MALPE BEACH MALPE, UDUPI - 576 108 …APPELLANT (BY SRI SYED KHALEEL PASHA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. MR. SIRAJ UMMER AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS Digitally S/O UMMER signed by RESIDING AT D NO.3-3-5F VEERENDRA KUMAR K M "SRI RAKSHA"

Location:

NEAR ST JUDE AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOP High Court of Karnataka BEEDU MARG, AMBALAPADY UDUPI - 573 103

2. M/S SEA LINE TRADING A REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP FIRM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER HAVING ITS OFFICE AT D NO. 30-34-4 NEAR CORPORATION BANK PO MALPE - 576 108 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT

3. HANEEF MOHAMMED MANAGING PARTNER M/S SEA LINE TRADING (R)

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O BMA KHADER RESIDING AT FLAT No. 704 MANDAVI COURT, COURT ROAD UDUPI - 576 101

4. RONALD MANOHAR KARKADA PARTNER M/S SEA LINE TRADING(R)

AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O ROBERT KARKADA RESIDING AT H NO.6-29 SHANTHINAGAR UDYAVARA, UDUPI - 574 118

5. SHAHID MASOUD PARTNER M/S SEA LI