01 · Litigation & Disputes
Commercial & Business Disputes
Commercial disputes arise from trade and business dealings — supply, distribution, services, construction, franchising, joint ventures and similar arrangements.
What this covers
- 01Claims for unpaid invoices and price of goods or services
- 02Disputes over the terms and performance of commercial agreements
- 03Construction and infrastructure contract disputes
- 04Distribution, agency and franchise disputes
- 05Suits before commercial courts
How it generally works
The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 sets up commercial courts and commercial divisions for disputes of a specified value, currently three lakh rupees and above. These courts follow stricter timelines for pleadings and disclosure.
Unless urgent interim relief is sought, a commercial suit must ordinarily be preceded by pre-institution mediation under section 12A of that Act.
Many commercial agreements contain an arbitration clause, in which case the dispute is usually referred to arbitration rather than decided by a court.
