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2019 Supreme(Del) 264

RAJENDRA MENON, V.KAMESWAR RAO
Lakshmi Energy & Food Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Reserve Bank of India – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Vivek K. Tankha, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Amitabh Chaturvedi, Mr. Vivek Chib, Mr. Prashant Sivarajan, Mr. Himesh Thakur & Mr. Kaushal Sharma, Advs.
For the Respondent: Mr. H.S. Parihar with Mr. K.S. Parihar, Advs., Mr. Rajesh Kr. Gautam with Mr. Aakash Sehrawat, Advs., Mr. Ramji Srinivasan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Diwakar Maheshwari, Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh & Ms. Syloma Mohapatra, Advs., Mr. Sumit Nagpal, Adv., Mr. Rama Subba Raju, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

1. Present appeal has been filed challenging the judgment dated 24th September, 2018 passed by the learned Single Judge dismissing the petition being W.P.(C) 5555/2018 filed by the appellant herein (Lakshmi Energy).

2. The case of the appellant in the writ petition was primarily for appropriate writ/order/direction directing the Reserve Bank of India to ensure compliance/implementation of its Guidelines/Circulars dated 30th January, 2014, 26th February, 2014 and 5th May, 2017, vis-à-vis the Joint Lenders Restructuring Agreement (JLRA) dated 27th June, 2015.

FACTS

3. The facts as averred in the appeal are that the appellant Lakshmi Energy, a Company incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 is involved in the business of processing paddy and exporting rice. In the year 2010, it had availed of certain financial assistance from a Consortium of Banks comprising of respondent nos. 2 to 5 herein with respondent no.2 (Punjab National Bank, hereinafter referred to as PNB) being the lead banker. Sometime in 2014 on account of non-conducive market conditions in the


















































































































































































































































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