The Delhi High Court issued an announcement to the American technology giant Microsoft Corp. On the action of Nayara Energy LTD, which was looking for a provisional court order and immediate restoration of services critical for its operations.
The bench led by justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav admitted the petition of the Russian oil Major Rosneft and ordered Microsoft to answer.
The thing is now scheduled for another hearing of 30 July.
“If the petitioner takes the necessary steps, let the opponent issue the opponents via all permissible modes that can be returned on 30.07.2025,” said the court in its order on July 28, which was reviewed by Mint.
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Nayara Energy accused Microsoft of unilateral stopping access to licensed digital tools, data and proprietary services, despite legal urge under US or Indian laws.
The company claimed that the step of Microsoft against Nayara was based only on the Sanctions of the European Union (EU) announced on 18 July.
“This decision, based solely on the interpretation of Microsoft’s EU sanctions, sets a dangerous precedent for the overlap of companies and raises serious concerns about its consequences on the energy ecosystem of India,” Nayara said in a statement.
The company added that the sanctions were exclusively imposed on the EU and should therefore not guarantee the disturbance of services in US -based societies.
Nayara noted that it holds fully repaid licenses for Microsoft products and services and that suddenly withdraws the continuity of business and access to basic infrastructure.
EU Sanction
On 18 July, the EU first imposed a new set of sanctions aimed at Russian interests, including the Indian entity – the energy of Nayara. Sanctions are part of the ongoing EU effort to exert economic pressure on Russia for his war in Ukraine.
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According to the Directive, Nayara is forbidden to export refined oil products to Europe and the event could also affect its contracts with European companies.
After the sanctions of Nayara, the EU has called “unfounded, unilateral and violations of international law”. He announced that he actively examines legal remedies against EU sanctions and at the same time seeks judicial protection in India.
Nayara Energy, formerly known as Essar Oil, operates an oil refinery of 20 million tonnes in Vadinar, Gujarat and manages a network of approximately 6,800 retail stores throughout India.
The company represents approximately 8% of the total capacity of Indian refine and 7% of its retail fuel distribution.
Rosneft and Kesani Enterprises – the consortium of international investors, including the Italian Mareterry and Russian partners United Capital – organizes a 49.13% share in Nayara.
Despite foreign ownership, the company claims to be governed by Indian law and acts as a fully Indian entity.
Meanwhile, Indian oil imports from Russia in May rose sharply to a ten -month maximum of about 1.96 million barrels a day, powered by steep discounts compared to global reference prices, showing data on ships from Kpler.
From the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, India – historically dependent on supplies in the Middle East – has become more and more changed to Russian gross due to economic benefits.
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According to Reuters, imports in the first half of 2025 increased slightly to approximately 1.75 million barrels a day, while the private refinery of Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy was almost half of these purchases.
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