https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783287 An employment dispute did not become a commercial dispute merely because the agreement contained ancillary business covenants; the court held that allegations of breach of service obligations, confidentiality, non-compete and director-related duties remained rooted in a contract of employment, so the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and mandatory pre-institution mediation were not attracted. Section 430 of the Companies Act, 2013 also did not bar the suit because the reliefs sought were civil claims not shown to fall within the exclusive competence of the NCLT or NCLAT. The court further held that a plaint cannot be rejected partially under Order VII Rule 11(d) where a substantial civil cause of action survives, so rejection was unwarranted and the matter was left for trial. en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:11:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783287 An employment dispute did not become a commercial dispute merely because the agreement contained ancillary business covenants; the court held that allegations of breach of service obligations, confidentiality, non-compete and director-related duties remained rooted in a contract of employment, so the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and mandatory pre-institution mediation were not attracted. Section 430 of the Companies Act, 2013 also did not bar the suit because the reliefs sought were civil claims not shown to fall within the exclusive competence of the NCLT or NCLAT. The court further held that a plaint cannot be rejected partially under Order VII Rule 11(d) where a substantial civil cause of action survives, so rejection was unwarranted and the matter was left for trial. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783287