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G. S. KULKARNI, JITENDRA JAIN
Ashok Dayabhai Shah – Appellant
Versus
Securities And Exchange Board of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
G. S. Kulkarni, J.
1. This interim application is filed by the applicants/original petitioners in the above writ petition, which was disposed of by our orders dated 01 December, 2023. The prayers in this application are inter alia that this Court should restore the disposed of petition to its file, and hear the same finally. We note the prayers as made in the present application which read thus:-
b. Restrain BNL from taking any steps in pursuance of the Postal Ballot Notice dated September 22, 2022 (Exhibit B to the Writ Petition) and the Follow Up Announcement dated December 09, 2023 (Exhibit C to this Application);
c. Direct BNL to disclose by way of an affidavit all actions and steps taken in pursuance of the Postal Ballot Notice dated September 22, 2022 (Exhibit B to the Writ Petition) and the Follow Up Announcement dated December 09, 2023 (Exhibit C to this Application);
d. Grant interim and ad-interim reliefs in terms of prayer clause (b).”
2. For
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