Supreme Court of India

Ashwin S. Mehta and Anr. v. Custodian and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 1 S.C.R. 56
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.P. Naolekar JJ.
Decided 3 January 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that: (i) The contention of the Appellants that they being not involved in offences in transactions in securities could not have been proceeded in terms of the provisions of the Act cannot be accepted in view of the fact that they have been notified in terms thereof.

Judgment, page 35

From the headnote

Special Courts (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992: Sections 3 and 9- . Notified persons-liabilities-Notified persons consisted of four brothers, their wives and their widowed mother-These notified persons were related to late Harshad Mehta-Properties of late Harshad Mehta and the notified persons stood attached in terms of the provisions of the Act-Notified persons purchased nine residential flats in a building-Special Court allowed the applications filed by the Custodian seeking permission for the sale of residential premises and commercial premises of eight

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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