IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

RESERVED ON : 26.11.2021

DELIVERED ON : 14.12.2021

CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE PARESH UPADHYAY

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP

W.A.NOS.1003 AND 1324 OF 2021

AND

C.M.P.NOS.6296,7651 AND 18875 OF 2021

W.A.No.1003 of 2021

Church of South India Trust Association

Rep. By its Honorary Treasurer

Mr.C.Robert Bruce,

5, Whites Road,

Royapettah,

Chennai- 600 014.

...Appellant

vs

1.The Union of India

Rep. By the Secretary to Government,

Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

New Delhi – 110 001.

2.The Regional Director

Office of the Regional Director

Southern Region, Chennai.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

Government of India,

5^th Floor, A Wing,

Shastri Bhavan,

26, Haddows Road,

Chennai – 600 006.

3.The Registrar

Office of the Registrar of Companies,

Tamil Nadu, Chennai

Shastri Bhavan, 2^nd Floor,

26, Haddows Road,

Chennai – 600 006.

...Respondents

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W.A.No.1324 of 2021

David Chellaraj

...Appellant / 8^th Respondent

vs

1.Church of South India Trust Association

Rep. By its Honorary Treasurer

Mr.C.Robert Bruce,

5, Whites Road, Royapettah,

Chennai- 600 014.

2.The Union of India

Rep. By the Secretary to Government,

Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

New Delhi – 110 001.

3.The Director,

Serious Fraud Investigation Officer,

2^nd Floor, Pryavaran Bhavan,

C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110 003.

4.The Regional Director,

Office of the Regional Director,

Southern Region, Chennai,

Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

Government of India,

5^th Floor, A Wing,

Shastri Bhavan, Chennai – 600 006.

5.The Registrar

Office of Registrar of Companies,

Tamilnadu, Chennai,

Shastri Bhavan, 2^nd Floor,

26, Haddows Road,

Chennai – 600 006.

6.Assistant Registrar of Companies,

Office of Registrar of Companies,

Tamilnadu, Chennai.

Shastri Bhavan, 2^nd Floor,

26, Haddows Road, Chennai – 600 006.

7.Joint Director,

Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

5^th Floor, A Wing,

Shastri Bhavan,

Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road,

New Delhi – 110 001.

8.E.Premkumar

...Respondents

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Prayer in W.A.No.1003 of 2021 : Appeal preferred under Clause 15

of Letters Patent against the common order dated 01.02.2021 in

W.P.No.32587 of 2019.

Prayer in W.P.No.32587 of 2019 : Writ petition filed under

Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the

issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records in the

impguned report in F.NO. ROC-CHN/IPC/00346/NOTICE/ORDER U/S.206

(4) of the 3^rd Respondent, dated 13.12.2017 and to quash the

same.

Prayer in W.A.No.1324 of 2021: Appeal preferred under Clause 15

of Letters Patent against the order passed in W.P.No.25236 of

2018 dated 01.02.2021.

Prayer in W.P.No.25236 of 2018 : Writ petition filed under

Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the

issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records in the

order passed by the 1^st respondent in File No.07/131/2011/CL-II

(SR) dated 07.05.2018 and to quash the same.

For Appellant

:

Mr.V.Prakash, Sr. Counsel

for Mr.Adrian D.Rozario

in W.A.No.1003 of 2021

Mr.T.R.K.Kumara Singh

in W.A.No.1324 of 2021

For Respondents : Mr.R.Sankaranarayanan,

Additional Solicitor General of India

assisted by

Mr.Venkataswamy Babu

for R1 to R3 in W.A.No.1003 of 2021

for R2 to R7 in W.A.No.1324 of 2021

Mr.V.Prakash, Sr. Counsel

for Mr.Adrian D.Rozario

for R1 in W.A.No.1324 of 2021

Mr.R.Sreedhar

for R8 in W.A.No.1324 of 2021

and for proposed party

in W.A.No.1003 of 2021.

COMMON JUDGMENT

(Per: PARESH UPADHYAY, J.)

Both these appeals arise from the common order dated

01.02.2021 recorded on three writ petitions being W.P.Nos. 25236

and 25419 of 2018 and 32587 of 2019.

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2. The appellant in W.A.No.1003 of 2021 is the original writ

petitioner of W.P.Nos. 25236 of 20