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High Court for State of TelanganaWP/19269/2019allowed no costs

Shri. Hafeezuddin Shaik Imam v. Union Of India

2019-11-19Challa Kodanda Ram2 pages

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No. 19269 of 2019 ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed for the following relief: "....to issue the any Writ order Direction more particularly one in nature of writ of Mandamus by calling for the records of the Respondents 1 AND 2 relating to the List of the names of the Petitioner herein at 51 No 22505 DIN No 01601903 uploaded by the 1st respondent herein and to activate and restoration of the DIN no of the Petitioners herein."

When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised in the present Writ Petition is squarely covered by the common order dated 18.07.2019 passed by this Court in W.P.No.5422 of 2018 and batch.

Learned Standing Counsel for the Registrar of Companies (For the State of Telangana) appearing for respondent No.2 does not dispute the aforesaid submission.

Operative portion of the aforesaid order reads as under: "For the foregoing reasons, the impugned orders in the writ petitions to the extent of disqualifying the petitioners under Section 164(2)(a) of the Act and deactivation of their DINs, are set aside, and the 2nd respondent is directed to activate the DINs of the petitioners, enabling them to function as Directors other than in strike off companies.

It is made clear that this order will not preclude the 2nd respondent from taking appropriate action in accordance with law for violations as envisaged under

CKR, J W.P.No.19269 of 2019 Section 164(2) of the Act, giving the said provision prospective effect from 01.04.2014 and for necessary action against DIN in case of violations of Rule 11 of the Rules.

It is also made clear that if the petitioners are aggrieved by the action of the respondents in striking off their companies under Section 248 of the Act, they are at liberty to avail alternative remedy under Section 252 of the Act.

All the writ petitions are accordingly allowed to the extent indicated above."

In those circumstances, following the above said common order and for the reasons recorded therein, this Writ Petition is also allowed by setting aside the order impugned. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any pending, shall stand disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ CHALLA KODANDA RAM, J 19th NOVEMBER, 2019.

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