https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465211 An employment-based claim for a long-term incentive plan did not amount to a commercial dispute under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 because the claim remained inseparable from the employment contract. The Court held that a pure employment agreement does not become a contract for the provision of services merely because it gives rise to monetary claims, so Section 2(1)(c)(xviii) was not attracted. It further noted that Commercial Court jurisdiction must arise from the statutory definition itself and cannot be created by consent or by earlier mistaken invocation of that forum. The Commercial Court therefore lacked jurisdiction, and the parties were left to pursue remedies before the competent civil court. en-us Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:38:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465211 An employment-based claim for a long-term incentive plan did not amount to a commercial dispute under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 because the claim remained inseparable from the employment contract. The Court held that a pure employment agreement does not become a contract for the provision of services merely because it gives rise to monetary claims, so Section 2(1)(c)(xviii) was not attracted. It further noted that Commercial Court jurisdiction must arise from the statutory definition itself and cannot be created by consent or by earlier mistaken invocation of that forum. The Commercial Court therefore lacked jurisdiction, and the parties were left to pursue remedies before the competent civil court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465211