IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
T.R.RAVI
Ralph Lilyan – Appellant
Versus
T.R.Sanu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background involving nclt proceedings and civil suit. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. contentions regarding civil court jurisdiction versus nclt authority. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. nclt has exclusive jurisdiction over company oppression and mismanagement. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. appellate court error in failing to bar civil suit. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 5. revision allowed; civil court jurisdiction expressly barred for nclt matters. (Para 18) |
ORDER :
T.R. Ravi, J.
The Civil Revision Petition has been filed challenging the order dated 29.1.2022 in CMA No.33 of 2021 on the file of Additional District Judge-V, Ernakulam. The 1st respondent filed O.S.No.302 of 2021 before the Second Additional Munsiff Court, Ernakulam seeking a permanent prohibitory injunction restraining defendants 1 to 4 from unlawfully accessing the accounts of the 5th defendant and that of the Directors' accounts, maintained in the office of the 5th defendant, from tampering or destroying any accounts kept in the office of the 5th respondent, and for other reliefs. Prior to the filing of the above suit, the 1st respondent herein had filed Company Petition No.23 of 2021 before the National Compan
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