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In Conqueror Innovations Private Limited & Anr. vs. Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited, FAO(OS) (COMM) 147/2025, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court upheld the refusal of interim injunction against Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited for alleged infringement of Indian Patent No. 244963, titled “A Communication Device Finder System”.

As India targets a $1 trillion digital economy by 2030, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, along with the DPDP Rules, 2025, introduces a fundamental shift in legal liability for corporate India. The regulatory landscape transitions from simple policy compliance to strict statutory fiduciary accountability.

The Bombay High Court in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited v. Swiber Offshore Construction Pte Limited , held that post-award interim protection under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, though maintainable at the instance of an unsuccessful party, cannot be granted as a matter of routine. An adverse award raises the threshold to exceptional and compelling circumstances beyond the ordinary prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable injury test.