Are cases arising from residential JDAs commercial disputes? Karnataka HC larger Bench to decide
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A single judge Bench of the Karnataka High Court has referred to a larger Bench the question of whether disputes arising out of Joint Development Agreements (JDAs) for residential projects between individuals can be treated as commercial disputes under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 [D Arun Reddy v Muni Reddy].Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju noted that there were conflicting decisions of coordinate Benches on whether such JDAs fall within the expression “construction and infrastructure contracts” un