Supreme Court of India

Bhagwati Developers Private Ltd. v. The Peerless General Finance Investment Company Limited & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 5 S.C.R. 708
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 4 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

Held as under: 728 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2013) 5 S.C.R. A IV. Thus, for the reasons recorded hereinabove, we are of the view that the present appeals are not maintainable and on this ground alone the present appeals are liable to be dismissed and there is no requirement in the eye of law to enter into the other aspect- of the matter touching B maintainability of the original Company Petition.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Companies Act, 1956: ss. 397 and 398 - Comparw petition - With the consent of other share-holders - Withdrawal of, by original petitioners - Effect of- Held: The withdrawal would not render the petition non-existent, or non-maintainable - The constructive parties who provide consent to file the petition, are entitled to be transposed as petitioners in the case. s. 399 - Company petition - With the consent of other share-holders - Form of consent - Held: Consent need not be given by the share-holder personally - It can be given by Power of Attorney holder of such share-holder - The issue of

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