This judgment deals with whether the IBC moratorium bars an arbitration application related to a corporate debtor’s counterclaim and whether the NCLT has exclusive jurisdiction.

Case Snapshot

• Case Name: A A Estates Pvt. Ltd. v. Govind Niwas Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.

• Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC-OS:23161

• High Court: Bombay High Court, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction, Commercial Division

• Bench: Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan

• Date of Judgment: October 26, 2026

• Area of Law: Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Section 37); Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Sections 14, 60(5)(c), 63); moratorium; counterclaims

Judgment Headline

Bombay HC: IBC Moratorium Bars Proceedings Against Corporate Debtor, Not Its Counterclaims

The Judgment in One Line

Bombay High Court held that the Section 14 IBC mo

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