The application of the Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment in India was authoritatively settled by the landmark nine-judge Supreme Court judgment in Mafatlal Industries Ltd. v. Union of India (1997).

Once a Resolution Plan is approved by the Adjudicating Authority under Section 31(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, no one can start or continue proceedings for claims not included in the plan.

The court upheld absolute confiscation of areca nuts imported below the Minimum Import Price, holding that a time-barred appeal cannot be bypassed through writ jurisdiction.