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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SURESHWAR THAKUR, VIKAS SURI
Pritpal Singh Grewal – Appellant
Versus
Gurlal Singh Grewal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sureshwar Thakur, J.
1. The instant appeal has been directed against the order dated 30.10.2018, as passed by the learned Contempt Bench of this Court in COCP No. 729 of 2014.
Brief facts of the case.
2. The respondent herein filed C.P. No. 49 of 2007 under Sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act before the Company Law Board, Principal Bench, New Delhi (for short the CLB'), alleging thereins opression and mismanagement in the affairs of Upper India Steel Manufacturing and Engineering Company. On 8.5.2007, the CLB passed an interim order on the petition (supra). The relevant portion of the order (supra) becomes extracted hereinafter.
"(1) The company/respondent shall maintain status quo as of date of the fixed assets, the composition of the board and any holding in the company.
(2) In case of sale of any asset, the same should not be done without being in the agenda and approved by the board.
(3) A fortnightly statement of receipts and payments is to be furnished to the petitioners effective from Ist May, 2007.
(4) For all board meetings, 15 days notice should be given to the petitioners."
3. Since the order (supra) remained purportedly uncomplied, thereby the respondent herein
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