Supreme Court of India

Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Limited

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Reported as [2026] 3 S.C.R. 493
Bench Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 10 March 2026

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Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the reduction of share capital u/s.66 of the Companies Act, 2013, and the consequent forced exit of minority shareholders, was arbitrary and unfair. Headnotes† Companies Act, 2013 – s.66 – Reduction of share capital – Appellants-minority public shareholders in the respondent company, held a fraction of 1.09% of shares – Respondent no.1 decided to reduce its share capital u/s.66, by cancelling 28,457,840 equity shares held by the minority shareholders and paying them an exit price of Rs.163.25 per share which was subsequently raised to Rs.196.80 per

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