Companies Act, 1913

The Supreme Court examined the NCLAT order that had declared Tata Sons' affairs oppressive and prejudicial, reinstated Cyrus Pallonji Mistry (CPM) as Executive Chairman and Director, restrained the Tata Trust nominees, and set aside the conversion of Tata Sons from a public to a private company. The Court held that the…

Hall & Anderson Ltd., originally a departmental store in Calcutta, purchased a textile mill in Bombay in 1950 and later operated both businesses separately. The textile mill was nationalised under the Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1983 and the Textile Undertaking Nationalisation Act, 1995. The g…

The case involved a private limited company with an authorised capital of Rs.1 crore, where the board of directors resolved to issue additional shares on a 1:1 basis and sought to increase the authorised capital to Rs.2 crore following a bank's advice. The V.P. Patel and Sheth groups alleged oppression and mismanagemen…

The appellant, M/s Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd., a sugar manufacturer, was ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to pay Rs.18 crore as environmental compensation for alleged illegal discharge of untreated effluents and related violations. The appellant challenged the orders on the ground that it was n…