ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, S.RAVINDRA BHAT, V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN
Usha Ananthasubramanian – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, J.
1. The present appeal is by Usha Anandhasubramanian - former MD & CEO of the Punjab National Bank. She was MD & CEO of the said Bank from 14.08.2015 to 05.05.2017.
2. A charge sheet has been filed by the CBI against several persons occupying positions in the Punjab National Bank as well as the Directors of Gitanjali Gems Ltd.
3. Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the appellant, points out that the charge sheet by the CBI itself makes it clear that at the highest even the criminal case against the appellant is only that she omitted to take precautions or preventive steps to prevent the fraud perpetrated by Nirav Modi and thereby committed misconduct and conspiracy with the other accused persons. After pointing out the aforesaid charge sheet, Mr. Vaidyanathan then pointed out orders that were passed by the NCLT in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 241 of the Companies Act by which certain named individuals were injuncted from disposing movable and immovable properties/assets which belong to them and whose assets were frozen, making it clear that post-freeze only a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- per month will be allo
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