JUDGMENT

Altamas Kabir, J.—Dankha Devi Agarwal (since deceased) is the appellant in Civil Appeal No.1015/2000. She was the mother of Bhagirath Agarwal (respondent No.2 in the appeal) and Smt. Leela Agarwal (respondent No.3) is the wife of the respondent No.2.

2. Tara Properties Private Limited and three others are the appellants in Civil Appeal No.6535/2004. It may be mentioned that the appellant in this appeal is the respondent No.1 in the earlier appeal and respondent No.1 in this appeal is also the respondent No.2. in the earlier appeal and the other parties are common.

3. Since the two appeals arise out of the same set of facts between the same parties, they have been taken up together for hearing and disposal and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

4. Tara Properties Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the Company) was incorporated on 28th December, 1962, as a family company with Tara Chand Agarwal (since deceased), Dankha Devi Agarwal, his wife (since deceased), their elder son, Bhagirath Agarwal and younger son Chandra Prakash Agarwal. Each of them was allotted 10 shares each in the newly-formed company. On 2nd March, 1963 Dankha Devi Agarwal g