Lifestyle Equities C.V. and Ors. vs. Amazon Technologies Inc. (07.10.2025 – SC)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court erred in granting an unconditional stay on the execution of a money decree against Amazon Technologies Inc. The case involved Lifestyle Equities C.V. and others, who claimed trademark infringement by Amazon. The High Court had stayed the execution of a substantial damages award without requiring Amazon to deposit the decretal amount, citing procedural irregularities and lack of valid service of summons. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision, emphasizing that an unconditional stay can be granted in exceptional cases where the decree is egregiously perverse or riddled with illegalities. The appeal was dismissed, and the main appeal was to be decided on its merits.