The petitioner, Mr. Vinay Palaparthy, filed a petition before the Karnataka High Court under Sections 11(5) and 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate disputes arising from a Partnership Deed dated 06.03.2007 and two Joint Development Agreements dated 17.04.2018, entered into with his uncle (Respondent No.1) and a developer (Provident Housing Limited). The core dispute concerned the petitioner's alleged equal share in the partnership firm M/s. Building Solutions and Co., his temporary retirement due to health issues, his claimed re-induction as partner in 2022, and his subsequent denial of access to the JDA site and partnership accounts. Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the petition before the Karnataka High Court. The petitioner argued that the Karnataka High Court had jurisdiction since the JDAs specified Bengaluru as the seat of arbitration, and further relied on the fact that the High Court of Telangana had dismissed a rival Section 11(6) application filed by Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 on the ground that the petitioner had approached the Karnataka High Court first, as per Section 11(11) of the Act. The judgment, as reproduced, addresses only the maintainability question and does not record a final order on appointment of an arbitrator.