Order Directing NBCC to Deposit ₹1.48 Crore in Ongoing Contractor Payment Dispute Quashed: Delhi High Court

In a significant ruling concerning recovery suits and garnishee proceedings, the Delhi High Court has held that a third party cannot be compelled to deposit disputed money in court unless there is an admitted or crystallised liability. The Court set aside an order directing NBCC India Limited to deposit ₹1.48 crore during the pendency of a contractor payment dispute, holding that such a direction was legally unsustainable. The judgment was…