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Companies Act, 1913

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M/S TRIVENI ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.versusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

2025 INSC 1060Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

HASMUKHLAL MADHAVLAL PATEL AND ANR.versusAMBIKA FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. AND ORS.

2023 INSC 582Case Partly allowed

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 …

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDversusCYRUS INVESTMENTS PVT. LTD. AND ORS.

2021 INSC 217Disposed off

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 …

CUSTODIAN OF TEXTILES UNDERTAKING, BOMBAYversusHALL & ANDERSON LTD. & ORS.

2011 INSC 52Dismissed

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 …

M.S. MADHUSOODHANAN AND ANR.versusKERALA KAUMUDI PVT. LTD. AND ORS.

2003 INSC 361Disposed off

The case involved a family dispute over the control of Kerala Kaumudi Pvt. Ltd., focusing on the validity of share transfers from Mani and his children to M.S. Madhusoodhanan, the removal of Madhusoodhanan as Managing Director and the deletion of Article 74, the allotment of additional shares to …

THE CHURCH OF SOUTH INDIA TRUST ASSOCIATIONversusTHE TELUGU CHURCH COUNCIL

1996 INSC 46Dismissed

The Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA) claimed that the Telugu Church Council (TCC) had merged into the Church of South India in 1947 and therefore the properties transferred to CSITA were held in trust. TCC contested the merger and sought declaration of its continued existence. Earlier …

INDERJEET SINGH SIALversusM/S. KARAM CHAND THAPAR

1995 INSC 596Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, heirs of Pishora Singh Sial, sued the assignees of a mining lease for unpaid sums labeled as "royalty" under a 1939 assignment deed. The respondents argued that "royalty" meant the State's share in mineral extraction and could not be claimed by a private party, contending the …

CENTRAL BANK OF INDIAversusELMOT ENGINEERING COMPANY AND ORS.

1994 INSC 176

The Central Bank of India (appellant) had two suits in the Subordinate Court of Rangareddy, Andhra Pradesh, to enforce an equitable mortgage and recover expenses against Elmot Engineering Company (a limited company) and its directors. While the winding‑up petition against the company was pending, …

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAXversusRAM KUMAR AGGARWAL AND BROS.

1993 INSC 354

The assessee, a partnership firm dealing in shares, bought all equity shares of a company in 1945 and treated those shares as stock-in-trade for tax purposes. When the company was liquidated, the liquidator distributed a surplus to the shareholders, and the assessee received Rs. 32,25,550. The …

RAJRATHA NARANBHAI MILLS. CO. LTD.versusSALES TAX OFFICER, PETLAD

1991 INSC 52Appeal(s) allowed

The company Rajratha Naranbhai Mills Ltd. was ordered to be wound up on 26 June 1967 and the liquidator invited creditors to prove claims for priority under s.530(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 1956. The Sales Tax Officer claimed priority for sales tax and penalties, arguing that the assessment orders …

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX,versusVIKRAM COTTON MILLS LTD.

1987 INSC 377Dismissed

Vikram Cotton Mills Ltd., a textile manufacturer, incurred heavy losses and ceased production in 1953. In 1956, under a court‑approved scheme, its plant and machinery were leased to General Fibres Dealers for Rs 2.5 lakh per year for ten years (renewable) to generate income for creditors and enable …

GENERAL RADIO & APPLIANCES CO. LTD. & ORS.versusM.A. KHADER (DEAD) BY LRS.

1986 INSC 85Dismissed

General Radio & Appliances Co. Ltd., the original tenant of a premises in Secunderabad, merged with National Ekco Radio and Engineering Co. Ltd. under a court‑sanctioned scheme of amalgamation under Sections 391 and 394 of the Companies Act, 1956. The landlord, M.A. Khader, sought eviction on the …

RASHTRIYA MILL MAZDOOR SANGH, NAGPURversusTHE MODEL MILLS, NAGPUR AND ANR.

1984 INSC 171Appeal(s) allowed

The Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh filed four references under the Bombay Industrial Relations Act seeking bonus for workmen of Model Mills, Nagpur for the years 1964‑68, alleging the employer was liable under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The employer contended that a notified order under Section …

PREM CHAND JAIN & ANRversusR. K. CHHABRA

1984 INSC 29Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, members of Commercial University Ltd (CUL), were prosecuted under Section 24 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 for continuing to use the word "University" and for conferring degrees after the Act came into force, despite CUL being incorporated under the Companies Act, …

THE OFFICIAL LIQUIDATORversusPARTHASARATHI SINHA & OTHERS

1982 INSC 104Appeal(s) allowed

The Official Liquidator instituted misfeasance proceedings under Section 543 of the Companies Act, 1956 against the directors of a company in liquidation, including Dr. S.N. Sinha. Dr. Sinha died intestate during the pendency of the suit, and his heirs and legal representatives were substituted in …

NARENDRA BAHADUR TANDONversusSHANKERLAL (SINCE DECEASED) BY LRS. AND ANR.

1980 INSC 10Appeal(s) allowed

The original owners of a plot in Saharanpur granted a permanent, transferable lease to Patel Mills Ltd. The company went into voluntary liquidation and its liquidator sold the lease‑hold interest to Benaras Bank Ltd., after which the company was dissolved under the Companies Act, 1913. The bank …

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, KERALAversusALAGAPPA TEXTILE (COCHIN) LTD.

1979 INSC 189Dismissed

Alagappa Textile (Cochin) Ltd. entered into a five‑year financing and management agreement with Kamala Mills Ltd., under which Kamala Mills received remuneration for purchases, sales and management of the mill. The assessee claimed the remuneration as a deductible business expense under section …