Company Petition Nos.19, 29, 30, 31 & 32 of 2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 31.07.2023

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

Company Petition Nos.19, 29, 30, 31 & 32 of 2018

and Company Application Nos.496, 573, 602 & 611 of 2018

Mrs.Abirami Nandakumar

... Petitioner in C.P.No.19/2018

Mr.Govindarajulu

... Petitioner in C.P.No.29/2018

Mr.Udaya Kumar

... Petitioner in C.P.No.30/2018

Mr.Adoni Ramesh Kumar

... Petitioner in C.P.No.31/2018

1.Mr.P. Amarnath

2.Mrs.P. Neelima

... Petitioners in C.P.No.32/2018

Vs.

1.The Registrar of Companies,

The Office of the Registrar of Companies,

Stock Exchange Building, 2^nd Floor,

683, Trichy Road, Singanallur,

Coimbatore – 641 005.

... 1^st Respondent in

C.P.Nos.19, 30 &

31/2018

1.The Registrar of Companies,

The Office of the Registrar of Companies,

5^th floor, Shastri Bhawan,

No.26, Haddows Road,

Chennai – 600 006.

... 1^st Respondent in

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C.P.Nos.29 &

32/2018

2.Union of India,

Through its Secretary,

Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

5^th floor, A wing,

“Shashtri Bhavan”,

New Delhi – 110 001.

... 2^nd Respondent in all

CPs

Common Prayer : Company Petitions filed under Section 463 (1) &

(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, seeking to (a) declare that the

disqualification of the petitioners and the consequential blocking of the

Digital Signature Certificate of the petitioners by the respondents is

illegal, null and void and consequently direct 1^st respondent to remove

their disqualification to serve on the Boards of the Companies and

more fully described in Schedule A to the petitions; (b) issue a

direction to 1^st and 2^nd respondents to activate their Director

Identification Numbers (01007525), (03635177), (03077795) and

(02221838) respectively, to enable them to use their Director

Identification Number.

For petitioners

: Mr.G. Sudhakar (in CP.Nos.19 & 30/2018)

For petitioners

: Mr.K.M. Anand (in CP.Nos.29 & 31/2018)

For petitioners

: Mr.O. Padmaprakash (in CP.No.32/2018)

For respondents

: Mr.T.V. Krishnamachari,

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Senior Panel Counsel

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COMMON ORDER

These petitions have been filed challenging the disqualification

under Section 463 of the Companies Act, 2013.

2. The period of disqualification has already got over. In view of

the same, the learned counsels appearing for the respective petitioners

in these Company Petitions, would submit that the Company Petitions

have now become infructuous. The said statement is recorded.

3. Accordingly, these Company Petitions are dismissed as

infructuous. Connected applications are closed.

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Index: Yes/ No

Speaking/Non-speaking order

Internet: Yes/No

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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