New Delhi, July 31 -- Nayara Energy on Wednesday withdrew its lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. after the US tech giant restored critical digital services that had earlier been suspended, impacting the oil refiner's operations. A bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav of the Delhi High Court allowed Nayara's plea to withdraw the case, granting the company liberty to approach the court again should similar grievances arise. "When the respondent has already restored the petitioner's services, then having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the court at this stage does not deem it appropriate to keep this matter pending and instead allows the petitioner to withdraw the petition, with liberty to file afresh in case so necessitated. All rights and contentions are left open," the court said in its order. During the hearing, senior advocates Rajiv Nayyar and Dayan Krishnan, appearing for Nayara Energy, urged the Delhi High Court to refer the matter to mediation, adding that the dispute stemmed from concerns related to sanctions on Nayara by the European Union and was likely to recur. "I'll tell you what my concern is, because it can come up in another matter," submitted Krishnan. "They are raising this issue saying we are a sanctioned entity. That cannot be- we are an Indian company. Laws of India apply. So that's an issue which will keep recurring." Nayara Energy also submitted that Microsoft had acted without any prior notice while suspending services. Its lawyers urged the court to record that any future termination should not be abrupt. "At least they should give 3-4 days' notice before terminating. There can't be an abrupt shutting," Nayara's lawyers argued. In response, Microsoft's senior counsel Sandeep Sethi told the court that while services had been restored, no assurance could be made for the future. "They (Nayara) are a sanctioned entity by the EU. We have restored today, but I can't make these statements for the future," Sethi submitted. A spokesperson for Microsoft said the company had "restored services for Nayara Energy" and was "engaged in ongoing discussions with the European Union towards service continuity for the organization". The Delhi High Court had on 28 July issued a notice to Microsoft on Nayara's plea seeking an interim injunction and immediate restoration of access to essential software, tools, and digital infrastructure. In its petition, Nayara had accused Microsoft of unilaterally halting services despite the company having valid, paid-up licences for all Microsoft products in use....