IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 7439 of 2022

06^th May, 2026 Between:

CA Subbaraja Srinivas Vuppala … Petitioner AND Union of India, and others … Respondents

ORDER:

The petitioner is a Chartered Accountant. He was engaged byrespondent No. 5 and other directors of Parthasarthi Art Printers Pvt. Ltd. to provide advisory and compliance-related services. The dispute arose when respondent No. 5 (a Director of Parthasarthi Art Printers Pvt. Ltd.), by way of a complaint dated 11.11.2017 addressed to the disciplinary authority (respondent No. 4), alleged that the petitioner had, with mala fide intent, orchestrated his removal as a Director of the company, and facilitated the appointment of additional directors, and also filed Form DIR-12 with the Registrar of Companies in violation of the Companies Act, 2013.

1.1. Following the complaint, a notice was issued to the petitioner, and disciplinary proceedings were initiated under Ref. No. PR/347/18/DD- 42/18. The petitioner submitted his written defense along with supporting documents. He states that although the disciplinary authority sought additional informatio