COMMON JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by Dr.ANITA SUMANTH.,J) We have heard the submissions of Mr.A.K.Sriram, learned Senior Counsel for Mr.M.Sudhan for the appellant in O.S.A.Nos.430 and 431 of 2001 and C.M.A.No.403 of 2007, Mr.P.V.Balasubramanian, learned Senior Counsel for Mr.Siddharth.P for R16, R22, R23, R25, R26, R27, R32 to R47 in C.M.A.No.403 of 2007, Mr.K.M.Kodaiarasu, learned counsel for R1, R3 and R4 in O.S.A.No.430 of 2001, R2 to R4 in Company Appeal No.17 of 2009, R2, R3 and R5 in O.S.A.No.431 of 2001 and R2, R4 and R6 in C.M.A.No.403 of 2007, Mr.Balachandran, learned counsel for R11, R14, R48 and R49 and Mr.Rahul Balaji, learned counsel for R29 in C.M.A.No.403 of 2007.

2. While Mr.Santhanaraman, learned counsel is on record for Mr.K.S.Anantharaman, who is R3, R5, R2 and R4 in O.S.A.Nos.430 and 431 of 2001, Company Appeal No.17 of 2009 and C.M.A.No.403 of 2007 respectively, he had represented before us that he would not be representing Mr.K.S.Anantharaman, on and from the hearing on 26.06.2025. The reason is that, on 23.04.2025 all parties had expressed an inclination to settle the litigation amicably, since, after all, they are siblings.

3. The matter was