Arbitration Act Is Self-Contained Code; Civil Revision Not Maintainable Where Appeal Lies: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has reaffirmed that a civil revision under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not lie against such an order passed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 where the statute provides a specific appellate remedy. The Court held that the Arbitration Act is a self-contained code and that Section 37 exhausts the appellate remedies. Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya observed, “It is settled principles of law that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 being...

Delhi High Court Condones Late Filing By Avantha Holdings, Applies “Parity” Against Bank's Own Delay

The Delhi High Court on 12 February condoned a 14-day delay by Avantha Holdings Limited in filing its written statement in recovery proceedings, holding that procedural fairness requires parity when the creditor bank itself delayed service of summons by nearly a month. A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar allowed a writ petition filed by Avantha Holdings against ICICI Bank Limited, observing that a tribunal cannot ignore substantial delay by one party while...

'More The Merrier?': Delhi High Court Questions Insistence On Retaining Social Media Platforms In Karan Johar's Personality Rights Suit

The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the legal basis for retaining social media intermediaries as parties in filmmaker Karan Johar's personality rights suit after they have complied with its takedown directions, asking, “Why have more the merrier attitude?” Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing submissions from platforms including Meta (Defendant 15), X Corp. (Defendant 16) and Etsy (Defendant 12), which were impleaded as proforma parties in the suit. Meta informed the Court that it had...

Maharashtra Stamp Authorities Have No Jurisdiction Over NCLT Chennai Order: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on 18 February held that Maharashtra stamp authorities have no jurisdiction to assess stamp duty on an order passed by the NCLT, Chennai Bench, merely because the same scheme was also sanctioned by the NCLT, Mumbai Bench. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh clarified that even if stamp duty had not been paid on the Chennai order, that question falls within the domain of authorities in Tamil Nadu and is irrelevant to the assessment of the Mumbai order. The...

Arbitral Award Holders Can Seek Interim Protection Until Award Is Fully Satisfied: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on 18 February, held that an arbitral award holder is not left remediless after initiating enforcement proceedings and may seek interim protection under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act until the award is fully satisfied. A Division Bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya was hearing an appeal filed by Alok Saraf and others against the EPI Group, challenging a single judge's order dated 10 September 2025, which had refused ad...

Madras High Court Quashes ₹1.10 Crore Award Against Annai Builders For "Unintelligible" Findings

The Madras High Court on 17 February set aside a Rs. 1.10 crore arbitral award passed against Annai Builders Real Estate Pvt. Ltd., holding that the arbitrator's findings were unintelligible as two disputed running bills were allowed without examining objections of duplicate claims and excess payment, and by ignoring a detailed 242-page expert report assessing actual construction progress. A Single Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh held that the award suffered from perversity and patent...

S. 7 IBC | Corporate Debtor's Inability To Pay Not Relevant For CIRP Plea Admission: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Adjudicating Authority cannot refuse to admit a financial creditor's plea under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on the ground of the corporate debtor's inability to pay. The only question at the admission stage is whether a financial debt exists and whether there has been a default. The inability of the corporate debtor to pay is not required to be examined at this stage. Dismissing an appeal filed by Power Trust, promoter...

Supreme Court Restores Breach-Of-Injunction Proceedings In 'HERO' Trademark Dispute Between Hero Cycles and Hero Ecotech

The Supreme Court recently revived proceedings for alleged breach of an injunction in the long-running “HERO” trademark dispute between Hero Cycles Limited and Hero Ecotech Limited. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside a September 3, 2025 judgment of the Patna High Court, which had quashed a 2019 trial court order directing initiation of contempt proceedings against Hero Ecotech and others for alleged breach of an injunction. The High Court had held that the trial...

Rajasthan High Court Declines Writ In Janani Express Contract Dispute, Cites Agreed Dispute Resolution Mechanism

The Rajasthan High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition filed by Modern Emergency Services JV Pvt. Ltd. over its Janani Express contract with the State.The company had sought a six-month extension of its service agreement. It had also sought reimbursement for 350 newly procured ambulances. In addition, it challenged Clause 6.4(35) of a fresh Request for Proposal issued on November 26, 2025. Justice Maneesh Sharma held that the principal grievances arise out of a commercial contract....

Bombay High Court Upholds ₹33 Lakh Award Against Dealmoney Commodities For 'Blatantly Unauthorised' F&O Trades

The Bombay High Court has recently upheld an arbitral finding that Dealmoney Commodities Pvt Ltd executed “blatantly unauthorised” Futures and Options trades in the accounts of a retired couple, which resulted in the depletion of their investment portfolio, and restored compensation of over Rs. 33 lakh with 18 percent interest. A Single Bench of Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh confirmed the investors' entitlement to Rs. 17,76,581 and Rs.15,32,073 respectively, with interest at 18 percent per annum...

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...

Anil Ambani Assures Supreme Court He Won't Leave India Amid ED-CBI Probe Into Alleged ₹40,000 Crore ADAG Loan Fraud

Industrialist Anil Ambani on February 18 filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court undertaking that he will not travel outside India without prior permission of the court and will fully cooperate with ongoing investigations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into alleged irregularities involving companies of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG). The affidavit was filed in response to a 2025 writ petition by former bureaucrat E.A.S. Sarma...