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Karnataka High Court

M/S.Engineering Projects (India) Ltd vs M/S.B.K.Constructions (Bkc) on 21 January, 2011

Equivalent citations: AIR 2012 KARNATAKA 35, 2012 AIR CC 44 (KAR), 2011 (4) AIR KANT HCR 584, (2012) 4 RECCIVR 77

Bench: N.Kumar, B.Sreenivase Gowda

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