Post-Arbitral Award Interim Relief Does Not Require 'Exceptional Circumstances': Telangana High Court

An award holder can seek interim protection after an arbitral award becomes enforceable and need not demonstrate exceptional circumstances to obtain such relief, the Telangana High Court has held while restoring a petition seeking disclosure of the award debtor's assets. A division bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar set aside a Commercial Court order that had rejected KPB Consumers' plea for post-award interim relief. The court held that the Commercial Court's...

Telangana High Court Dismisses ED Appeals In VANPIC Money Laundering Case Linked To Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Telangana High Court has recently dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged quid pro quo investments case linked to companies promoted by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The CBI had alleged that companies invested in businesses linked to him in return for favours extended by the then Andhra Pradesh government headed by his father, late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. The appeals challenged a PMLA Appellate Tribunal order directing the release of...

Telangana High Court Dismisses Dr. Reddy's Plea Against CCI's Procedural Directions In Antitrust Probe

The Telangana High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited challenging procedural directions issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) during an ongoing inquiry into alleged anti-competitive practices in the pharmaceutical distribution sector. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka held that the impugned order merely directed the petitioner to file objections to the Director General's investigation report and furnish audited financial statements, without...

Telangana High Court Refers Cinepolis-Sree Thirumala Dispute To Arbitration, Appoints Former Acting CJ

The Telangana High Court has appointed former Acting Chief Justice Justice P. Naveen Rao as an independent arbitrator to adjudicate disputes between Cinepolis India Private Limited and Sree Thirumala Infra Private Limited. The order was passed by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh after the parties agreed to the appointment. The court also took on record the statutory disclosure submitted by the proposed arbitrator. Cinepolis and Sree Thirumala Infra had entered into a Memorandum of...

Notice Issued In Name Of Non-Existing Entity Vitiates Entire Arbitral Process: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a statutory notice issued in the name of a non-existing entity is a nullity and vitiates the entire arbitral process. The court made the observation while setting aside an arbitral tribunal's order passed in proceedings initiated on the basis of a Section 21 notice issued to a dissolved company. A division bench of Justice K. Lakshman and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao observed, “Any statutory notice issued in the name of a non-existing entity is a nullity...

Informal Association Resolution Not Arbitral Award, Cannot Operate As Res Judicata: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court on 8 June 2026 held that an unproven resolution stated to have been passed by a trade association cannot be treated as an arbitral award and cannot operate as res judicata to bar statutory arbitration proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Justice Suddala Chalapathi Rao dismissed an appeal filed by J. Srisailam Reddy and another and upheld the arbitral award in favour of Vishnu Rice Mill, affirming the order of the District Court under Section 37...

Self-Created Urgency No Ground To Skip Pre-Institution Mediation: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a party cannot avoid the mandatory pre-institution mediation process in a commercial dispute by claiming urgency that is of its own making. A Division Bench of Justices Nagesh Bheemapaka and Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy dismissed a plea by Trident Chemphar Limited. The company had challenged an order returning its proposed suit against ongoing ICC arbitration proceedings for failure to first undergo pre-institution mediation. “The urgency, if any, is thus of...

Telangana HC Orders Education Dept. To Hear Representation Against Permission For School Using Trademarked 'SPR' Name

The Telangana High Court has directed Telangana's education authorities to consider a representation seeking cancellation of permissions and recognition granted to a rival school operating under the name "SPR High School". The petitioner contended that the name infringed his registered trademarks and was being used despite an injunction granted by a civil court. Justice Juvvadi Sridevi was dealing with a petition filed by educationalist V. Sree Pathi Reddy. He sought consideration of his...

No Patent Illegality In Award Granting Security Forfeiture And Differential Cost Recovery: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court on 4 May held that where a contract expressly provides for forfeiture of security and recovery of differential costs, the aggrieved party may invoke both remedies upon breach. A Division Bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar dismissed the appeal filed by Ashok Rakesh Kumar and upheld an arbitral award in favour of the A.P. Nutrition Council (APNC), finding no patent illegality in the Tribunal granting both forms of relief. The judges...

Telangana HC Quashes EPF Default Case Against Company's MD, Says Designation Alone Insufficient

The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the Chairman and Managing Director of Sankhya Infotech Limited in a case alleging non-remittance of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) contributions. The Court held that the material on record did not disclose a prima facie sustainable case against him. Justice N. Tukaramji passed the order while allowing a petition challenging proceedings pending before the XX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Malkajgiri. The Court found that...

Telangana High Court Dismisses MSME's Plea Against Arbitration Reference After Consent To Tribunal

The Telangana High Court has held that a company cannot challenge an MSME arbitration reference after consenting to the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and participating in the proceedings. “After giving consent to the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal and thereafter having participated in the proceedings before it, the writ petitioner cannot subsequently challenge the reference of the dispute to arbitration on the ground of the dispute not amenable to arbitration,” the Court...

Telangana HC Upholds Sale of Mortgaged Property, Says 30-Day SARFAESI Notice Period Runs From First Valid Service

The Telangana High Court has upheld the auction sale of a mortgaged property by Bank of India, holding that the 30-day statutory period for an auction sale must be counted from the first valid service of the sale notice, not from a later supplementary communication. Explaining its reasoning, the Division Bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar observed: “Acceptance of the borrower's contention would result in uncertainty and enable manipulation of timelines, thereby...