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Time of India
an hour ago
- Business
- Time of India
Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy withdraws case against Microsoft from Delhi HC after restoration of services
Russia's Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy on Wednesday withdrew its case against Microsoft from the Delhi High Court after the US tech giant resumed its critical services to it. The services, including outlook email accounts and Microsoft Teams were suspended, last week in view of the European Union sanctioning Nayara Energy, a major buyer of Russian Oil. Nayara Energy, formerly known as Essar Oil, had then moved the court seeking resumption of services by Microsoft to safeguard its rights and ensure continued access to essential digital infrastructure. Accusing Microsoft of 'corporate overreach,' the Indian oil refiner claimed that the US firm was not bound by EU sanctions and the abrupt suspension of licensed Microsoft tools and services had impacted its critical business operations "Microsoft is currently restricting Nayara Energy's access to its own data, proprietary tools, and products, despite these being acquired under fully paid-up licenses," senior counsel Rajiv Nayyar and Dayan Krishnan, appearing for Nayara, argued, adding that Microsoft's unilateral decision was based solely on interpretation of recent European Union sanctions against Russia. 'While the sanctions originate exclusively from the EU, Microsoft--a US-headquartered corporation—has chosen to withdraw services from Nayara without any legal requirement to do so under US or Indian law," they argued, adding that Microsoft had acted without any notice 'At least they should give 3–4 days' notice before terminating. There can't be an abrupt shutting,' the lawyers told the court. However, Microsoft's senior counsel Sandeep Sethi informed the court that the company had restored all suspended services to Nayara but no assurances could be given for the future. 'They (Nayara) are a sanctioned entity by the EU. We have restored today, but I can't make these statements for the future,' he submitted. Taking note of this, a bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav allowed Nayara to withdraw the petition, granting it liberty to approach the court again should similar grievances arise. 'Earlier, without notice, they had shut their services. You came to court. Now they have restored it. The grievance stands mitigated. In the future, we believe they would not do the same exercise, and as and when they intend to, they will perhaps give you notice. If they don't, you (Nayara) can come back to court,' the court said. Nayara operates a major refinery in Gujarat and controls over 6,000 retail fuel outlets across India, On July 18, the European Union had imposed a new set of sanctions targeting Russian interests, including an Indian entity Nayara Energy for the first time. The sanctions by the European Union were part of its continuing efforts to exert economic pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine.
The Print
10 hours ago
- Business
- The Print
Microsoft restores services to Nayara, lawsuit disposed of
Microsoft restored services just before the Delhi High Court was to hear Nayara's petition against the 'unilateral' suspension of services. New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Microsoft Corp has restored all services, including email access, to Russian oil giant Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy, following which a lawsuit brought against the move has been disposed of in favour of the refiner. 'Nayara Energy confirms that all Microsoft services critical to its operations have been fully restored, with no disruption to business continuity and data integrity remaining fully intact,' the company said in a statement. The oil refiner was using paid services from Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd. These were abruptly and unilaterally discontinued by Microsoft on Monday. In response, Nayara moved the Delhi High Court, which on July 28 issued notice on the petition. Subsequently, and prior to the hearing, Microsoft restored full access to email, Microsoft Teams, and other services for Nayara on Wednesday at 10.00 Hrs. When the matter was taken up, the Court recorded that the immediate grievance stood resolved, while expressly granting Nayara the liberty to approach the Court again if issues recur, and directed Microsoft to address any further concerns raised by Nayara. The petition was disposed of by the High Court in favour of Nayara Energy. 'We acknowledge the prompt intervention of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in facilitating the resolution of this matter. The petition was disposed of by the High Court in favour of Nayara Energy,' the statement said. Microsoft on Monday suspended its services to Nayara Energy after the European Union included the company in a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed restoration of Nayara services. 'Microsoft is committed to supporting all its customers in India and worldwide, and has restored services for Nayara Energy. We are engaged in ongoing discussions with the European Union towards service continuity for the organization,' the spokesperson said. Nayara Energy said it 'is an Indian company, committed to fueling the nation's growing energy needs.. 'As a trusted partner in India's energy journey, we remain focused on ensuring uninterrupted energy supply, advancing the country's refining and retail capabilities, creating employment opportunities, and supporting India's path toward energy self-sufficiency and economic growth,' it said. Nayara had called the action by Microsoft unilateral. 'Nayara Energy has initiated legal proceedings against Microsoft following the abrupt and unilateral suspension of critical services. Microsoft is currently restricting Nayara Energy's access to its own data, proprietary tools, and products – despite these being acquired under fully paid-up licences,' the company had said in a statement on July 28. Rosneft owns a 49.13 per cent stake in Nayara Energy Ltd, formerly Essar Oil Ltd. Nayara owns and operates a 20 million tonnes per year oil refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat and runs over 6,750 petrol pumps across the country. An investment consortium SPV, Kesani Enterprises Company, holds another 49.13 per cent stake in Nayara. Kesani is owned by Russia's United Capital Partners (UCP) and Hara Capital Sarl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mareterra Group Holding (formerly Genera Group Holding S.p.A.). 'This decision, based solely on Microsoft's unilateral interpretation of recent European Union (EU) sanctions, sets a dangerous precedent for corporate overreach and raises serious concerns regarding its implications on India's energy ecosystem,' Nayara had said. The firm had said it had filed a petition before the High Court of Delhi seeking an interim injunction and resumption of services to safeguard its rights and ensure continued access to essential digital infrastructure. 'These steps are aimed at preventing any potential disruption to Nayara's ability to meet its obligations to Indian consumers and stakeholders,' it had said. Nayara believes that while the sanctions originate exclusively from the EU, Microsoft – a US-headquartered corporation – chose to withdraw services from the company without any legal requirement to do so under US or Indian law. 'This action has been taken unilaterally, without prior notice, consultation or recourse, and under the guise of compliance. Such moves signal a worrying trend of global corporations extending foreign legal frameworks into jurisdictions where they have no applicability,' it had said. Nayara accounts for about 8 per cent of the country's total refining capacity and 7 per cent of its retail petrol pump network. PTI ANZ ANZ MR This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
News18
15 hours ago
- Business
- News18
Microsoft restores services to Nayara, lawsuit disposed of
Agency: New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Microsoft Corp has restored all services, including email access, to Russian oil giant Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy, following which a lawsuit brought against the move has been disposed of in favour of the refiner. Both Nayara and Microsoft confirmed restoration of services. Microsoft restored services just before the Delhi High Court was to hear Nayara's petition against the 'unilateral" suspension of services. 'Nayara Energy confirms that all Microsoft services critical to its operations have been fully restored, with no disruption to business continuity and data integrity remaining fully intact," the company said in a statement. The oil refiner was using paid services from Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd. These were abruptly and unilaterally discontinued by Microsoft on Monday. In response, Nayara moved the Delhi High Court, which on July 28 issued notice on the petition. Subsequently, and prior to the hearing, Microsoft restored full access to email, Microsoft Teams, and other services for Nayara on Wednesday at 10.00 Hrs. When the matter was taken up, the Court recorded that the immediate grievance stood resolved, while expressly granting Nayara the liberty to approach the Court again if issues recur, and directed Microsoft to address any further concerns raised by Nayara. The petition was disposed of by the High Court in favour of Nayara Energy. 'We acknowledge the prompt intervention of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in facilitating the resolution of this matter. The petition was disposed of by the High Court in favour of Nayara Energy," the statement said. Microsoft on Monday suspended its services to Nayara Energy after the European Union included the company in a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed restoration of Nayara services. 'Microsoft is committed to supporting all its customers in India and worldwide, and has restored services for Nayara Energy. We are engaged in ongoing discussions with the European Union towards service continuity for the organization," the spokesperson said. Nayara Energy said it 'is an Indian company, committed to fueling the nation's growing energy needs.. 'As a trusted partner in India's energy journey, we remain focused on ensuring uninterrupted energy supply, advancing the country's refining and retail capabilities, creating employment opportunities, and supporting India's path toward energy self-sufficiency and economic growth," it said. Nayara had called the action by Microsoft unilateral. 'Nayara Energy has initiated legal proceedings against Microsoft following the abrupt and unilateral suspension of critical services. Microsoft is currently restricting Nayara Energy's access to its own data, proprietary tools, and products – despite these being acquired under fully paid-up licences," the company had said in a statement on July 28. Rosneft owns a 49.13 per cent stake in Nayara Energy Ltd, formerly Essar Oil Ltd. Nayara owns and operates a 20 million tonnes per year oil refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat and runs over 6,750 petrol pumps across the country. An investment consortium SPV, Kesani Enterprises Company, holds another 49.13 per cent stake in Nayara. Kesani is owned by Russia's United Capital Partners (UCP) and Hara Capital Sarl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mareterra Group Holding (formerly Genera Group Holding S.p.A.). 'This decision, based solely on Microsoft's unilateral interpretation of recent European Union (EU) sanctions, sets a dangerous precedent for corporate overreach and raises serious concerns regarding its implications on India's energy ecosystem," Nayara had said. The firm had said it had filed a petition before the High Court of Delhi seeking an interim injunction and resumption of services to safeguard its rights and ensure continued access to essential digital infrastructure. 'These steps are aimed at preventing any potential disruption to Nayara's ability to meet its obligations to Indian consumers and stakeholders," it had said. Nayara believes that while the sanctions originate exclusively from the EU, Microsoft – a US-headquartered corporation – chose to withdraw services from the company without any legal requirement to do so under US or Indian law. top videos View all 'This action has been taken unilaterally, without prior notice, consultation or recourse, and under the guise of compliance. Such moves signal a worrying trend of global corporations extending foreign legal frameworks into jurisdictions where they have no applicability," it had said. Nayara accounts for about 8 per cent of the country's total refining capacity and 7 per cent of its retail petrol pump network. PTI ANZ ANZ MR (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: July 30, 2025, 18:30 IST News agency-feeds Microsoft restores services to Nayara, lawsuit disposed of Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
15 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy withdraws case against Microsoft from Delhi HC after restoration of services
Russia's Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy on Wednesday withdrew its case against Microsoft from the Delhi High Court after the US tech giant resumed its critical services to it. The services, including outlook email accounts and Microsoft Teams were suspended, last week in view of the European Union sanctioning Nayara Energy, a major buyer of Russian Oil. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Data Science Design Thinking CXO Operations Management Public Policy Leadership PGDM Product Management Healthcare Finance Cybersecurity healthcare Others Management MBA Technology Project Management others MCA Digital Marketing Data Science Skills you'll gain: Duration: 11 Months IIT Madras CERT-IITM Advanced Cert Prog in AI and ML India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months E&ICT Academy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati CERT-IITG Prof Cert in DS & BA with GenAI India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 30 Weeks IIM Kozhikode SEPO - IIMK-AI for Senior Executives India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 30 Weeks IIM Kozhikode SEPO - IIMK-AI for Senior Executives India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 11 Months E&ICT Academy, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati CERT-IITG Postgraduate Cert in AI and ML India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK DABS India Starts on undefined Get Details Nayara Energy, formerly known as Essar Oil, had then moved the court seeking resumption of services by Microsoft to safeguard its rights and ensure continued access to essential digital infrastructure. Accusing Microsoft of 'corporate overreach,' the Indian oil refiner claimed that the US firm was not bound by EU sanctions and the abrupt suspension of licensed Microsoft tools and services had impacted its critical business operations "Microsoft is currently restricting Nayara Energy's access to its own data, proprietary tools, and products, despite these being acquired under fully paid-up licenses," senior counsel Rajiv Nayyar and Dayan Krishnan, appearing for Nayara, argued, adding that Microsoft's unilateral decision was based solely on interpretation of recent European Union sanctions against Russia. 'While the sanctions originate exclusively from the EU, Microsoft--a US-headquartered corporation—has chosen to withdraw services from Nayara without any legal requirement to do so under US or Indian law," they argued, adding that Microsoft had acted without any notice 'At least they should give 3–4 days' notice before terminating. There can't be an abrupt shutting,' the lawyers told the court. However, Microsoft's senior counsel Sandeep Sethi informed the court that the company had restored all suspended services to Nayara but no assurances could be given for the future. 'They (Nayara) are a sanctioned entity by the EU. We have restored today, but I can't make these statements for the future,' he submitted. Taking note of this, a bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav allowed Nayara to withdraw the petition, granting it liberty to approach the court again should similar grievances arise. 'Earlier, without notice, they had shut their services. You came to court. Now they have restored it. The grievance stands mitigated. In the future, we believe they would not do the same exercise, and as and when they intend to, they will perhaps give you notice. If they don't, you (Nayara) can come back to court,' the court said. Nayara operates a major refinery in Gujarat and controls over 6,000 retail fuel outlets across India, On July 18, the European Union had imposed a new set of sanctions targeting Russian interests, including an Indian entity Nayara Energy for the first time. The sanctions by the European Union were part of its continuing efforts to exert economic pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Microsoft restores email and other services to Russia-backed Nayara Energy ahead of high court hearing
Microsoft has restored access to email and other services for Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy , reports news agency PTI. The development comes before a scheduled hearing in the Delhi High Court over the service suspension after the Russia-backed company filed a case against the software giant. Nayara accounts for about 8% of India's total refining capacity. It operates the country's third-largest refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat in addition to over 6,000 fuel stations. The company typically exports at least four million barrels of refined products per month, including diesel, jet fuel, gasoline and naphtha. Why Nayara Energy sued Microsoft It all started when Microsoft suspended its services to Nayara Energy allegedly after the European Union included the company in a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war. Russian oil company Rosneft owns 49.13% of Nayara Energy Ltd, earlier known as Essar Oil Ltd. Another 49.13% stake in Nayara is held by an investment group called Kesani Enterprises Company. Kesani is also owned by Russia's United Capital Partners (UCP) and Hara Capital Sarl, which is fully owned by Mareterra Group Holding (formerly Genera Group Holding S.p.A.). Nayara responded by taking legal action against the 50-year-old software giant. Calling Microsoft's move as 'unilateral' and made without consultation, the company said in a statement 'Microsoft is currently restricting Nayara Energy's access to its own data, proprietary tools, and products—despite these being acquired under fully paid-up licenses'. "Nayara Energy has initiated legal proceedings against Microsoft following the abrupt and unilateral suspension of critical services. Microsoft is currently restricting Nayara Energy's access to its own data, proprietary tools, and products—despite these being acquired under fully paid-up licences," the statement further read. "This decision, based solely on Microsoft's unilateral interpretation of recent European Union (EU) sanctions, sets a dangerous precedent for corporate overreach and raises serious concerns regarding its implications on India's energy ecosystem," Nayara added. HP Omen Max 16 Review: Desktop-Class Gaming Laptop
