Arbitration & Commercial Disputes judgments · Batch 29

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1. Arcis Clean Energy Pvt. Ltd. v. Parshva Innovation
   Supreme Court of India · 2026-10-12 · Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 35915 of 2025 · where an arbitration clause names two places and the contract gives one place's courts exclusive jurisdiction, that place is the seat.
2. Hemant D. Shah HUF & Anr. v. Chittaranjan D. Shah HUF & Ors.
   Supreme Court of India · 2026-10-12 · Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 26474 of 2026 · non-signatories whose rights depend on a disputed retirement deed are prima facie veritable parties; limitation is for the tribunal.
3. Shubham Equipment Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Rothwell Water Co. Ltd. & Ors.
   Supreme Court of India · 2026-10-08 · Arbitration Petition (Civil) Nos. 7 and 8 of 2025 · joint venture and MoU disputes with Mumbai arbitration can be referred in India despite an earlier licence agreement providing for Seoul.
4. Syed Farhan Ali v. ABB India Limited
   Delhi High Court · 2026-09-18 · CM(M) 1689/2026 & CM APPL. 50213/2026 · an officer who left a live bank account out of a judgment-debtor company's asset affidavit can face civil detention (Order XXI Rule 41(3)).
5. BGR Energy Systems Ltd. v. TUV SUD South Asia Pvt. Ltd.
   Madras High Court · 2026-10-06 · Arbitration Appeal No. 131 of 2026 and CMP No. 27692 of 2026 · once the right to file a written statement is forfeited at 120 days in a commercial suit, a section 8 reference to arbitration cannot be sought.
6. M.P. Road Development Corporation v. Viva Highways Ltd.
   Madhya Pradesh High Court · 2026-10-09 · Writ Petition No. 38779 of 2026 · a preliminary ruling on jurisdiction is an interim award open to section 34 challenge; the remedy is an appeal, not a writ.
7. Indus Towers Ltd. v. Bilkishbanu Tofiqhussain Lokhandwala & Anr.
   Gujarat High Court · 2026-09-24 · R/First Appeal No. 1662 of 2026 · recasting an arbitral claim from rent to mesne profits, amount unchanged, is not patent illegality; the award on a tower terrace lease stood.
8. Sky One Airways Pvt. Ltd. v. Nayan Arun Jagjivan & Ors.
   Bombay High Court · 2026-10-05 · Commercial Arbitration Petition (L) No. 30600 of 2026 · a buyer's section 9 petition over escrowed shares failed: its own instalment was unpaid, its advances were loans and the risk had receded.
9. M. Jothi v. The Project Director, National Highways Authority of India & Others; Tmt. Ambika v. The Project Director, National Highways Authority of India & Others
   Madras High Court · 2026-09-30 · CMA Nos. 2496 and 3140 of 2021 and CMP Nos. 14388 and 17747 of 2021 · NHAI could not defeat landowners' enhanced-compensation awards by pleading no notice when its dispatch register showed it knew.
10. Marudhara Primeinfra Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s Lahoty Buildcon Limited & Ors. with connected writ petition
    Rajasthan High Court · 2026-09-29 · S.B. Civil Writ Petition Nos. 19263/2026 and 18418/2026 · a section 9 application in aid of arbitration is not a plaint, so Order VII Rule 11 CPC cannot be used to reject it at the threshold.
11. Alpro Industries and Ors v. Union of India and Anr
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-30 · W.P.(C) 12818/2026 and CM APPL. 59492/2026 · the 2018 Commercial Courts amendment's section 19, lowering the threshold only for suits filed from 3 May 2018, does not violate Article 14.
12. Grand Blue Projects Pvt Ltd v. M/s. True Value Home India Pvt Ltd & Anr.
    Madras High Court · 2026-09-28 · O.A. No. 1010 of 2026 · a party that began section 12A pre-institution mediation without disclosing it could not get section 9 interim relief until it withdrew.
13. M. K. Construction v. Maj. Gen. Hoshiar Singh (Retd.) and Anr.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-30 · FAO (COMM) 86/2023 and CM APPL. 17066/2023 · a time indicated by the court on remand does not end the arbitrator's mandate unless peremptory; section 29A does not apply to a 2012 case.
14. Lion Rubber Industries Private Limited & Anr. v. Santec Exim Private Limited & Ors.
    Bombay High Court · 2026-09-07 · Commercial Arbitration Application (L) No. 23526 of 2026 · a one-line purchase-order clause, Arbitration, Subject to Mumbai Jurisdiction, was an arbitration agreement; a sole arbitrator was appointed.
15. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. v. Sh. Pankaj (Since Deceased) Thr LRs
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-30 · FAO (COMM) 23/2025 and CM APPL. 4055/2025 · section 12(5) ineligibility of an employee arbitrator does not apply where the arbitrator was appointed before the 2015 amendment.
16. Shree Satguru Developers & Ors. v. Chandrashekhar Champalal Hingarh & Ors.
    Bombay High Court · 2026-09-07 · Arbitration Application (L) No. 27816 of 2026 · a leasehold transferee is not a party to the development agreement's arbitration clause; an arbitrator was appointed against the owners only.
17. ISGEC Heavy Engineering Limited v. Prakash Industries Limited
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-08 · O.M.P. (COMM) 503/2023 · the buyer could not keep performance guarantee proceeds without proof of loss; the rejection of the supplier's counter-claim was set aside.
18. Chandramouli V. v. American International School Chennai
    Madras High Court · 2026-09-25 · Arb.O.P. No. 44 of 2026 · where the letter containing the arbitration clause is seriously challenged as fraud, consent is not shown and no arbitrator can be appointed.
19. New Consolidated Construction Co. Ltd. v. Limitless Contracting Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
    Bombay High Court · 2026-09-29 · Commercial Arbitration Application (L) No. 38984 of 2025 · letterheads, meetings, project ownership or a group link do not make the owner or a buyer a party to a sub-contractor's arbitration clause.
20. Amazon Seller Services Private Limited v. Goodluck Buildtech Private Limited & Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-28 · O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 443/2026 · on consent a retired Supreme Court judge became sole arbitrator and the section 9 petition was treated as a section 17 application.
21. Wello Retail Pvt. Ltd. v. Sant Parmanand Blind Relief Mission
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-28 · ARB. A. (COMM.) 55/2026 and I.A. 20908/2026 and I.A. 23398/2026 · refusing section 17 interim relief as co-extensive with the final relief, without reasons, sent the application back for a fresh hearing.
22. Riemen Solution Pvt. Ltd. v. Swiggy Ltd.
    Karnataka High Court · 2026-10-07 · Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 772 of 2025 · a clause that disputes may go to arbitration if mutually agreed is not a binding arbitration agreement, so no arbitrator could be appointed.
23. Shri Krishan Baldev Bansal v. Balbir Singh Tyagi & Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-10-05 · FAO (COMM) 64/2026 and CM APPL. 14176/2026 · a partner's claim against co-partners for contribution to firm bank dues is arbitrable under the deed even if the partner guaranteed the loan.
24. M. Walter & Co. & Ors. v. Rajashi Developers Pvt. Ltd.
    Calcutta High Court · 2026-09-29 · IA No. GA/1/2026 in CS No. 2 of 2026, with IA No. GA/2/2026 · a suit to enforce a settlement to pay the decretal dues of a sale-of-goods decree is a commercial dispute under the Commercial Courts Act.
25. Sri Dilip C. & Anr. v. Smt. Diana D’Souza & connected matters
    Karnataka High Court · 2026-09-22 · COMAP No. 290 of 2025 with COMAP Nos. 260, 263, 292, 294 and 305 of 2025 · forfeiture of a developer's advance for leaving a joint development agreement unperformed for seven years was not disturbed under section 34.
26. Roy Poruthookkaran and Anr v. Elizabeth @ Thanka and Ors
    Kerala High Court · 2026-09-30 · F.A.O. No. 45 of 2025 (against the order in I.A. No. 5 of 2024 in O.S. No. 209 of 2023, Sub Court, Thrissur) · a commercial suit in an ordinary civil court is not rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d); the plaint is returned to the Commercial Court.