Raaj Unocal Lubricants Limited vs Apple Energy Pvt Ltd & Anr. on 25 May, 2021
12. Citing the judgement of the Supreme Court in Modi
Entertainment Network v. W.S.G. Cricket Pte Ltd1 and of a Division
Bench of this Court in Magotteaux Industries Pvt Ltd v. A.I.A.
Engineering Ltd2 in his support, Mr. Kaul emphasised the principle of
comity of courts, which was necessarily required to be borne in mind
while considering an application for anti-suit injunction. An anti-suit
injunction, he submits, causes interference in the functioning of a
Court of co-equal sovereign jurisdiction, and would be justified only if
it was necessary in order to advance the ends of justice and prevent
perpetuation of injustice. These delineating criteria, submits Mr.
Kaul, do not stand satisfied in the present instance. Besides, he
submits, the plaintiff has not demonstrated, in any manner, that the
continuance of the Texas proceedings were oppressive or vexatious to
the present proceedings pending before this Court.