DISPUTE DIGEST
Court rules out prosecution after resolution plan approval
Delhi High Court ruled in BPSL v Union of India (2025) that a corporate debtor cannot be prosecuted for pre-CIRP offences after resolution approval
Analysis of limitations in DMRC v HCC
Delhi High Court ruled on DMRC’s Section 34 petition challenging an arbitral award to HCC Samsung JV, focusing on the limitation period
Debtor prosecutions stayed after CIRP: Delhi court
Delhi High Court examined the interplay between the IBC and the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Court ex parte ruling in power case
Delhi High Court, in Isar Engineers v NTPC-SAIL Power (2025), ruled that arbitrator independence is a complex issue
Court addresses international nature of arbitration
Delhi High Court ruled on whether arbitration awards qualified as ICA, limiting judicial review compared to domestic arbitration
Supreme Court clarifies classification of debt
India’s Supreme Court ruled that a debtor’s pledge under a DoH is a financial debt under the IBC
No special treatment for government agencies in arbitration
Unilateral appointment clauses in public-private contracts violate Article 14, as per a landmark ruling
Statutory authorities on par with private entities in arbitration matters
Supreme Court altered Madras HC order for statutory authority's bank guarantee over award depositt
Balance sale consideration not ‘financial debt’: NCLAT
NCLAT ruled balance sale consideration is not "financial debt" under the IBC
Supreme Court allows more time to pass arbitral award
The Supreme Court allows time extensions for arbitral awards past the mandate expiry with sufficient cause
Arbitration clause needed in newer contracts
Delhi High Court has held that where there are two contracts and the parties in both agreements are not identical
Supreme Court leans against intervention in foreign awards
Supreme Court upholds foreign award enforcement, emphasizing limited intervention. Detailed legal analysis by Numen Law Offices
Arbitrators’ rights to terminate proceedings curbed
The Supreme Court has delivered a significant judgment, in Dani Wooltex Corporation & Ors v Sheil Properties & Anr
Professional work not ‘service’ under consumer law
The Supreme Court’s judgment, in Bar of Indian Lawyers v DK Gandhi PS National Institute of Communicable Diseases and Anr, 2024
Guidelines for special courts in money laundering cases
The Supreme Court has laid down guidelines for special courts dealing with complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate
A curative ‘cure’: Apex court settles dust in DMRC v DAMEPL
In a prolonged legal dispute between Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL)
Scope of court’s ability to rewrite commercial contracts
In the case of Venkatraman Krishnamurthy and Anr v Lodha Crown Buildmart Private Limited
Supreme Court sets limits on award modification
The Supreme Court has upheld the sanctity of arbitration awards by overturning changes made to an award made by a civil judge and upheld by the high court
