Supreme Court of India

Kamalkishor Shrigopal Taparia v. India Ener-gen Private Limited & Anr.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 91
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 12 February 2025

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

1 Supreme Court bench has cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In view of the above observations, the Appellant cannot be held vicariously liable under section 141 of the NI Act.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the petitions filed by the Appellant-an independent non-executive director under Section 482, CrPC seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Appellant, if vicariously liable under Section 141. Headnotes† Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138, 141 – Appellant, an independent non-executive director was arrayed as an accused in the complaints u/s.138 alleging dishonor of cheques issued by the company – Appellant, if

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 mentioned

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.