JIOSTAR INDIA PVT. LTD. vs MS ABSOLUTE LEGENDS SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR.

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$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 22.04.2026 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 88/2026, I.A. 6052/2026 (For ad-interim relief), I.A. 6053/2026 (For Exemption),I.A. 11015/2026 (U/O XXXIX Rule 4) & I.A. 11047/2026 (Seeking exemption from filing certified copies of the documents) JIOSTAR INDIA PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Aanchal Tandon, Ms. Niti Jain and Mr. Nitai Agarwal, Advocates. versus MS ABSOLUTE LEGENDS SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Arjun Syal and Ms. Vidisha Kumar, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Neeraj J. Vasu and Ms. Pakhi Jain, Advocates for R-2. Ms. Shivani Sharma and Mr. Sanampreet Singh, Advocates for Applicant in I.A. 11046/2026. Mr. Paresh B. Lal, Ms. Shivani Sharma and Mr. Sanidhiya Gupta, Advocates for Intervener. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VARNIKA O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 88/2026 Signing Date:28.04.2026 Page 1 of 26 11:21:17 I.A. 11046/2026 (U/O I Rule 8-A seeking impleadment) I.A. 11015/2026 (U/O XXXIX Rule 4) & I.A. 11047/2026 (Seeking exemption from filing certified copies of the documents) 1. The application, being I.A. No. 11046/2026, has been filed by Avro Commercial Company Pvt. Ltd.1 under Order I Rule 8A read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 19082, seeking, inter alia, its impleadment as a party in the petition being O.M.P.(I)(COMM.) 88/20263, instituted under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19964. By way of the said application, the Applicant has prayed for the following reliefs: “…. a. Pass an order allowing the present application and implead the Applicant as a party to the present proceedings in O.M.P. (I) (COMM.) 88 of 2026, in the interest of justice; b. Pass an order permitt