Manohar Singh and Another v. Caltex Oil Refining (India) Ltd. Bombay and Others

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1981 Supreme(Online)(MP) 3

MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
A., J
Manohar Singh and Another v. Caltex Oil Refining (India) Ltd. Bombay and Others

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Advocate 1, Advocate 2
For the Respondents:Advocate 3, Advocate 4

Table of Content
1. overview of caltex's corporate structure and legal provisions. (Para 1 , 2)
2. history of lease agreements and legal actions regarding property. (Para 3 , 4)
3. challenge to the constitutionality of lease renewal provisions. (Para 5 , 6)
4. supreme court's reasoning upholding the provisions of the nationalization act. (Para 8 , 9)
5. clarification on procedural validity concerning retroactive effect. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
6. final decision on the petition's validity. (Para 13)

1. The Caltex Petroleum Corporation is a foreign company incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States of America. One of its subsidiaries, namely, the Caltex Oil Refining (India) Limited (an Indian Company), hereinafter referred to as the Caltex Oil Refining, was carrying on the business of refining crude oil and producing petroleum products in India. Another subsidiary of the Caltex Petroleum Corporation, namely, the Caltex (India) Limited (a foreign company) incorporated in Bahamas Islands, hereinafter referred to as the Caltex (India), was carrying on through its undertakings in India the business of marketing and distributing petroleum products. The President of India, on 30th Dec