A commercial dispute under a supply agreement, of value ₹20 lakh, arises. The plaintiff requires an urgent INTERIM INJUNCTION, and therefore files the suit without attempting pre-institution mediation. Under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015:

Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 requires that a commercial dispute NOT contemplating urgent interim relief be referred to PRE-INSTITUTION MEDIATION before the plaint is filed; non-compliance attracts rejection of the plaint. However, the proviso exempts suits SEEKING URGENT INTERIM RELIEF from this requirement, precisely because urgent relief cannot await mediation. Where a genuine and specific urgent-interim-relief prayer exists, the plaint is maintainable without the mediation step. The exemption balances speed of interim protection with the mediation-first default.