#Jurisdictional Ouster

Bombay High Court holds that the mandatory eviction procedure under Chapter VA of the Airports Authority of India Act prevails over contractual arbitration clauses, even if parties consent to arbitration. The ruling reinstates Section 9 petitions, emphasizing that statutory bars cannot be waived by private agreement, impacting landlord-tenant disputes in airport premises.

The Madras High Court held that civil courts lack jurisdiction over trade union disputes under the Industrial Relations Code 2020, effective from 21.11.2025, even if new tribunals are not yet constituted. Pending suits must be transferred to existing Industrial Tribunals, and interim injunctions granted by civil courts are void, impacting all ongoing and future trade union litigation.