Supreme Court of India

Shakti Yezdani & Anr. v. Jayanand Jayant Salgaonkar & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 16 S.C.R. 695
Bench Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 14 December 2023

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Issue for consideration: Whether a nominee of a holder of shares or securities appointed u/s. 109A of the Companies Act, 1956 rea d with the Bye-laws under the Depositories Act, 1996 is entitled to the benefi cial ownership of the shares or securities subject matter of nomina tion to the exclusion of all other persons who are entitled to inherit the e state of the holder on testator’s death as per the law of succession. Companies Act, 1956 – s. 109A and s. 109B – Companies Act, 2013 – s. 72 – Depositories Act, 1996 – Byelaw 9.11.1 – Nomination of shares – Eff ect – Nominee of a holder of shares

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