Karnataka High Court Reiterates Part Cause Of Action Gives Bengaluru Jurisdiction In Crochet Case

On 28 April, the Karnataka High Court reiterated that a suit for specific performance can be filed where part of the cause of action arises, including where the agreement is executed or the company has its registered office. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha allowed an appeal by Crochet Industries and set aside a Commercial Court order that had returned a plaint for lack of territorial jurisdiction in a Rs. 42.5 crore share purchase dispute involving LN...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Order Striking Off Written Statements In Tata Steel Stockyard Licence Fee Dispute

On 28 April, the Bombay High Court set aside a Commercial Court order that had struck off the written statements filed by I K Marine Agencies Pvt Ltd and Gateway Distriparks Ltd in a dispute with Tata Steel concerning recovery of licence fees and related charges for use of a stockyard at Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai. A Single Judge Bench of Justice N.J. Jamadar held that Commercial Courts must adopt a nuanced approach while considering condonation of delay between 30 and 120 days for filing written...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Contempt Plea In Byju'S US Assets Sale Dispute, Imposes Costs

The Kerala High Court on April 6 dismissed a contempt petition arising out of the sale of US-based subsidiaries of BYJU'S, holding that contempt proceedings cannot be sustained once the underlying order has been set aside by the Supreme Court of India, and imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioners.A Bench of Justice Easwaran S dismissed a contempt petition filed by Voizzit Technology Private Limited and its connected entity, and imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 on them, payable to the Kerala...

Karnataka HC Directs Return Of Plaint In ₹60 Lakh Recovery Suit Over 'Financial Help' To Agarbatti Firm

The Karnataka High Court recently ordered the return of plaints in three recovery suits after allowing a plea by Shalimar Incense Pvt Ltd seeking return of the plaints on the ground that the dispute is not a commercial dispute in relation to claims arising from about ₹60 lakh advanced as financial assistance to a business originally carried out by a partnership firm, Shalimar Agarbatti Company, and later transferred to the company. A Bench of Justice H.T. Narendra Prasad said, “The writ...

Calcutta HC Grants Summary Judgment In Commercial Suit After Defendants Forfeit Right To File Written Statement

The Calcutta High Court has held that in a commercial suit where defendants forfeit their right to file a written statement, they cannot set up any defence, and summary judgment can be granted where there is no real prospect of successfully defending the claim.A Bench of Justice Aniruddha Roy decreed a commercial recovery suit in favour of De Converter India Private Limited, directing La Chemico Pvt Ltd and others to pay Rs. 34.62 lakh towards unpaid dues, along with interest at 6% per annum...

Delhi HC Restrains Law Prep From Misusing 'LegalEdge' Mark, Orders Take Down AI Defamatory Content

Noting a dispute between Law Prep and Toprankers over this year’s CLAT topper, the court restrained misuse of her identity and clarified it was not invoking personality rights, holding that a single exam success cannot create such rights

Bombay High Court Refuses To Reject Phoenix ARC's ₹500 Crore Suit Against Future Brands

The Bombay High Court recently refused to reject a suit involving a claim of over Rs 500 crore filed by Phoenix ARC Private Limited against Future Brands Ltd, holding that the requirement of pre-filing mediation will not apply where urgent interim relief is sought. Justice Gauri Godse held that a party cannot be denied access to the court merely because mediation was not completed if urgent protection is required. The court observed: “Hence, in view of the well-settled legal principles,...

Railways' SCR Treasury Account Not Immune To Attachment Without Proof Of Exempt Funds: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has recently held that the Railways' SCR treasury account is not immune from attachment in execution proceedings in their entirety and that only specifically identifiable exempt amounts can be protected. Clarifying that exemptions under Section 60 of the Civil Procedure Code apply only to identifiable portions of funds and not entire accounts, the Court said, “It is also pertinent to note that the proviso to section 60(1) of the CPC carve-out exceptions from...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside $114,041 Decree, Says Time-Barred Claims Cannot Be Revived By Assignment

The Karnataka High Court has recently set aside a Commercial Court order directing Komtech Plastic Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. to pay USD 114,041 to Zrii Technologies Inc., holding that a time-barred claim cannot be revived through assignment of receivables, while modifying relief granted on equity shares.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha held that the Commercial Court had erred in treating the dispute as a declaratory suit and in concluding that the claim...

Karnataka HC Allows Arbitration Plea Filed By Retired Partner As It Was Not Filed As Partner Of Unregistered Firm

The Karnataka High Court has held that, in the facts of the case, a retired partner can seek to refer a dispute to arbitration to defend himself in a recovery suit, and such a plea cannot be rejected merely because the partnership firm was not registered. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha was considering an appeal challenging an order of the Commercial Court, which had refused to refer the parties to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration...

Commercial Court Cannot Deny Liberty To Refile Suit Without Rejection Under The CPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 8 April 2026 held that a Commercial Court cannot deny a party the liberty to withdraw a suit with permission to institute a fresh suit unless the plaint is rejected under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar set aside a Commercial Court order dated 15 December 2025 that permitted withdrawal of the suit without granting the appellant the liberty to file afresh. The Court held: “In absence...

Delhi High Court Restrains Forensic Investigator From Circulating Confidential Report Part Of Kochhar And Co Suit

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained a forensic investigator from disclosing or circulating a report forming part of a privileged investigation in a commercial suit filed by Kochhar & Co. alleging breach of legal privilege and confidentiality.Justice Mini Pushkarna restrained the person from disclosing or circulating the report or any confidential material related to the assignment till the next date of hearing in August. “Accordingly, it is directed that till the next date of...