Right To Seek Arbitration Ends Once Written Statement Stage Is Closed: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a defendant cannot seek reference to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 after its right to file a written statement in a commercial suit has been closed, dismissing an appeal filed by real estate developer Bhagyalakshmi Homes LLP. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha upheld the Commercial Court's order rejecting the developer's plea to refer the dispute to arbitration. “It is...

Executing Court Does Not Cease To Have Jurisdiction After Allowing Execution Petition: Calcutta High Court

An executing court does not become functus officio merely because it “allows” an execution petition, the Calcutta High Court has held, clarifying that jurisdiction continues until the arbitral award is fully implemented and satisfied.Dismissing an appeal filed by India Media Services Pvt Ltd, a Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya said that allowing the execution case was “merely nominal, contemplating further steps to be taken” and that “it cannot...

Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court Upholds 12% Post-Award Interest Despite 18% Rate Under Unamended Arbitration Law

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India challenging an arbitral award that granted 12 percent post-award interest, holding that the statutory 18 percent rate under the unamended law applies only where the award is silent.A Division Bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Rahul Bharti dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India challenging and award including the grant of 12 percent future interest in favour of K.K. Enterprises...

Pro Volleyball League Dispute: Madras High Court Upholds ₹4 Crore Award Against Volleyball Federation Of India

The Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with an arbitral award directing the Volleyball Federation of India to pay Rs.4 crore as loss of profits to Baseline Ventures, the former promoter of the Pro Volleyball League, holding that the federation's termination of the 2018 agreement was unjustified. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh held that the award dated November 21, 2020 “does not suffer from any perversity or patent illegality warranting the interference of this Court." The Court...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Sets Aside ₹5.18 Crore Arbitral Award Against Aditya Birla Fashion

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a Rs. 5.18 crore arbitral award passed in favour of landlord Dayanand and against Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited in a dispute arising from a 2018 warehouse fire, holding that the award was contrary to the express terms of the lease deed and suffered from patent illegality. “By awarding sum to compensate the losses arising from under valuation of the property, for the purposes of insurance, the Arbitrator has virtually re-written the...

RDB Act Does Not Bar MSCS Arbitration For Debt Recovery By Multi-State Co-Op Banks: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently held that a multi-state co-operative bank can recover its loan dues through arbitration under Section 84 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002, which provides for statutory dispute resolution in matters concerning the business of such societies, and is not confined to approaching the Debt Recovery Tribunal under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993. Dismissing challenges to arbitral awards obtained by Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Ltd,...

Expired Contract Cannot Be Terminated: Madras High Court Partly Sets Aside Arbitral Award Favouring Southern Railway

Holding that a contract that has already expired cannot thereafter be terminated, the Madras High Court has partly set aside an arbitral award that upheld Southern Railway's termination of a works contract and the consequent forfeiture of deposits. “The very process of termination presupposes that there is a subsisting contract. If there is no subsisting contract, there is nothing to be terminated thereafter,” Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed while partly allowing a petition under Section 34...

MSMEs Need Not Always Approach Facilitation Council; Arbitration Clause Enforceable: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that enterprises are not required in every case to move the Facilitation Council under Chapter V of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, which provides a mechanism for referring delayed payment disputes to the Council. Justice Suraj Govindaraj clarified that a contractual arbitration clause remains enforceable unless the statutory process under Section 18 is actually invoked. “It cannot be said, as an absolute proposition,...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest : February 9 - February 15, 2026

Nominal Index A2Z Infraservices Ltd & Anr vs Quippo Infrastructure Ltd & Ors 2026 LLBiz SC 60Ankhim Holdings Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. versus Zaveri Construction Pvt. Ltd. 2026 LLBiz SC 53Aggarwal Sons v. Union of India and Others 2026 LLBiz HC (PNH) 8Airports Authority of India v. URC Construction (P) Ltd 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 146E-City Real Estates Pvt Ltd & ANR vs IMAX Corporation & Ors 2026 LLBiz SC 22Fresh and Healthy Enterprise Ltd v. Global AgriSystem Pvt Ltd & connected...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹2.57 Crore Award Against AAI In Mangalore Airport Control Tower Construction Delay Case

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a challenge by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and upheld an arbitral award directing it to pay Rs. 2.57 Crore with interest and Rs 7 lakh as costs to URC Construction (P) Ltd. The Court held that the 477-day delay in constructing a new control tower-cum-technical block at Mangalore International Airport was attributable to AAI. The award grants interest at 10% per annum from September 4, 2017, till the date of the award, and further 10% from...

Delhi High Court Holds Breach of Settlement Not Contempt In Siemens‑DAMEPL Arbitration

The Delhi High Court has held that contempt proceedings cannot be initiated if the judgment debtor defaults, when there is a settlement agreement between parties specifying the consequences of non-payment. A Bench of Justice Sachin Datta were hearing a case between Siemens Limited and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (“Siemens”), the decree holders, and Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (“DAMEPL”), the judgment debtor, arising from an arbitral award which partly allowed Siemens' claims. ...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Cross-Petitions In FHEL-GAPL Arbitration, Confirms Damages & Rental Awards

The Delhi High Court on 11 February upheld an arbitral award directing Fresh and Healthy Enterprises Ltd (FHEL) to pay over Rs. 80 lakh in damages to Global AgriSystem Pvt Ltd (GAPL) for failure to maintain agreed storage conditions, while also confirming FHEL's entitlement to over Rs. 87 lakh towards rental and handling charges. A Single Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed cross-petitions filed by both companies, while reiterated that courts exercising jurisdiction under Section 34 of...