MESSE FRANKFURT TRADE FAIRS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED vs NETLINK SOLUTIONS INDIA LIMITED

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Neeta Sawant CARBP(L)NO./40015/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PETITION (L) NO. 40115 OF 2025 Messse Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt. Ltd. ...Petitioner Versus. Netlink Solutions India Limited and Others ...Respondents ______________ Mr. Navroz Seervai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sharan Jagtiani, Senior Advocate, Mr. Pradeep Bakhru, Mr. Piyush Kranti & Ms. Aishwarya Patwa i/b Wadia Ghandy & Co., for Petitioner. Mr. Ashish Kamat, Senior Advocate with Mr. Shrey Fatterpekar i/b Mr. Bankim Gangar, for Respondent No. 1 & 3 Mr. Shanay Shah i/b Ms. Drasti Jani, for Respondent No. 2 Mr. Vishal Kanade with Mr. Pranav Nair & Mr. Omkar Khanvilkar, for Respondent No. 5 Mr. Rashmin Khandekar with Mr. Kartik Gantha & Mr. Rishabh Shah, for Respondent No. 6 ______________ Digitally signed by NEETA CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. NEETA SHAILESH SHAILESH SAWANT SAWANT Date: RESERVED On : 19 January 2026. 2026.01.21 11:31:16 +0530 Pronounced On : 21 January 2026. Judgment: 1) This is a Petition filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Arbitration Act) seeking interim measures before commencement of the arbitral proceedings. The Petition is filed ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Page No. 1 of 33 21 January 2026 Neeta Sawant CARBP(L)NO./40015/2025 under an apprehension that the exhibitions titled ‘Indian Gifts & Premium Show’ and ‘PPS Expo-Pen, Paper & Stationery Show’ are being held from 22 January 2026 to 24 January 2026 at Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai in breach of ‘non-compete and non-solicit’ clauses of the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) read with amended Asset Purchase Agreement (amended APA) executed between Petitioner