Kkr India Private Financial Services Limited vs Williamson Magor & Co Limited

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2020 Supreme(Del) 1477

V. KAMESWAR RAO
Kkr India Private Financial Services Limited – Appellant
Versus
Williamson Magor & Co Limited – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Advocate, Akhil Sibal, Advocate, Yashvardhan, Advocate, Murtaza Somjee, Advocate, Smita Kant, Advocate, Vatsala Khandelwal, Advocate, Anwesha Dasgupta, Advocate, Shantanu Parashar, Advocate, Padam Khaitan, Advocate, Jeevan Ballav Panda, Advocate, Shalini Sati Prasad, Advocate, Satish Padhi, Advocate, Meher Tandon, Advocate, Gaurav Sharma, Advocate, Jayant Mehta, Advocate, Sandeep Sethi, Advocate, Sudhir Makkar, Advocate

Table of Content
1. introduction of additional evidence in proceedings (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments against the inclusion of non-signatories (Para 4 , 20 , 29)
3. court's take on document admissibility and natural justice (Para 5 , 6 , 17)
4. the relevance of group companies doctrine in liability (Para 19 , 35 , 42)
5. criteria for securing binding obligations against non-signatories (Para 45 , 46)
6. final decision on applications and staying orders (Para 68)

JUDGMENT

V. Kameswar Rao, J. - I.A.6877/2020 (filed by the petitioner for bringing on record additional documents)

1. This application has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayers:

"The Applicants/Petitioners respectfully pray that this Hon''ble Court may be graciously pleased to:

A. Allow the present application and take on record the e-mails annexed with the present application;

B. Pass any other or further order as this Hon''ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case."

2. In substance, vide this application, petitioners seek to bring on record certain e-mails exchanged between the parties herein, more particularly with respondent Nos. 5, 6 & 7 in respect of certain transactions.

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2020 Supreme(Del) 1477

V. KAMESWAR RAOKkr India Private Financial Services Limited – AppellantVersusWilliamson Magor & Co Limited – Respondent

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V. KAMESWAR RAO
Kkr India Private Financial Services Limited – Appellant
Versus
Williamson Magor & Co Limited – Respondent