Authority: High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru
Order Date: 6 February 2026
Case Overview
- Appellants: M/s SkyTop Builders Pvt. Ltd. and its Managing Director Sri B.L. Nagendra Prasad, Bengaluru.
- Respondent: M/s BEML Employees Cooperative Society Ltd., represented by its President Sri D.M. Nagesh, with reference to BEML Ltd.
- The appeal (Miscellaneous First Appeal No.8029/2025) was filed under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking to set aside the judgment dated 28‑02‑2022 passed by the Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH‑83) in COM.A.S. No.32/2018.
- The appellants requested liberty to amend the nomenclature of the appeal from ‘Miscellaneous First Appeal’ to ‘Commercial Appeal’ due to an objection raised by the Registry.
- The filing was digitally signed by Prabhakar Swetha Krishnan and submitted by advocate Sri K.G. Sadashivaiah.
Final Outcome
- The Court, per the oral judgment of Chief Justice V. Bakhru, granted the liberty to amend the appeal’s nomenclature as sought.
- The appeal, now termed a Commercial Appeal, was ordered to be listed for hearing on 24 February 2026 for statistical purposes.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Court Order