THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, SHAMPA SARKAR
Arvind Kumar Newar – Appellant
Versus
S S Kothari – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Shampa Sarkar, J.
1. These contempt applications have been filed by the defendants in Title Suit No. 6 of 2004 (a testamentary suit) alleging wilful, deliberate and contumacious violation of a common order dated October 1, 2020 passed by this Bench in APO No.89 of 2020, APO No.90 of 2020, APO No.91 of 2020, APO No.92 of 2020 and APO No.95 of 2020. The alleged contemnors are the plaintiff No.1, Harsh Vardhan Lodha (HVL) and each of the directors of the four public listed companies, namely, Universal Cables Ltd. (UCL), Birla Cable Limited (BCab), Vindhya Telelinks Limited (VTL) and Birla Corporation Limited (BCL). Harsh Vardhan Lodha’s participation in the Board Meetings of these companies as the director/chairman, have been alleged to be contumacious. The allegations are primarily against HVL and consequently against the directors of the companies who have allegedly aided and abetted HVL in committing the contempt. All the applications have been heard analogously.
2. Before dealing with the allegations, the factual backdrop of the case is discussed for convenience. An
All Bengal Excise Licensees’ Association v. Raghabendra Singh and ors.
Aneeta Hada v. Godfather Travels & Tours (P) Ltd.
Arun Kumar Gupta and Eleven ors. v. Jyoti Prasanna Das Thakur and ors.
Chandrabhai K. Bhoir and ors. v. Krishna Arjun Bhoir and ors.
Chhotu Ram v. Urvashi Gulati and anr.
Debabrata Bandopadbyay and ors. v. State of West Bengal and anr.
Delhi Development Authority v. Skipper Construction Co. (P) Ltd. and anr.
Ghanshyam Sarda v. Sashikant Jha, Director, M/S J.K. Jute Mills Company Limited and ors.
Kashinath Kher and ors. v. Dinesh Kumar Bhagat and ors.
Kunhayammed and ors. v. State of Kerala and anr.
Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Escorts Ltd. and ors.
Mohammad Idris and anr. v. Rustam Jehangir Babuji and ors.
Mrityunjoy Das and anr. v. Sayed Hasibur Rahaman and ors.
Muthu Karuppan, Commissioner of Police, Chennai v. Parithi Ilamvazhuthi and anr.
Ram Kishan v. Tarun Bajaj and ors.
State of J&K v. Mohd. Yaqoob Khan and ors.
State of Maharashtra v. Mahboob S. Allibhoy and anr.
The decision of Quantum Securities Private Limited and ors. v. New Delhi Television Limited
V.G. Nigam v. Kedar Nath Gupta
Vidya Charan Shukla v. Tamil Nadu Olympic Association
Vodafone International Holdings BV v. Union of India and anr.
Login now and unlock free premium legal research
Login to SupremeToday AI and access free legal analysis, AI highlights, and smart tools.
Login
now!
India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!
Copyright © 2023 Vikas Info Solution Pvt Ltd. All Rights Reserved.