Revathi Arumuga v. Union Of India,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14.10.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA W.P.Nos.11531 & 11534 of 2020 & W.M.P.Nos.14096, 14098, 14104 & 14105 of 2020 (Heard through VC) Revathi Arumuga (DIN: 02895744) .. Petitioner in W.P.No.11531 of 2020 Somaguru Narayanan (DIN: 02884026) .. Petitioner in W.P.No.11534 of 2020 .Vs.
1. Union of India Represented by its Ministry of Corporate Affairs Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi - 110 001.
2. The Registrar of Companies, Block No.6, B Wing 2nd Floor, Shastri Bhawan, 26, Haddows Road Chennai - 600 006.
.. Respondents in both W.Ps.
Common Prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the 2nd respondent relating to the impugned order as on 01.11.2017 uploaded in the website of the 1st respondent insofar as the petitioner herein is concerned, quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and devoid of merit and consequentially direct the respondents herein to permit the petitioner to get re-appointed as Director of any Company or appointed as Director in any Company without any hindrance.
For Petitioner :
Mr.A.M.Ilango in both W.Ps.
For Respondents :
Mr.B.L.Jayakandan in both W.Ps.
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COMMON ORDER Heard both sides.
2. The petitioners are aggrieved against the impugned order dated 01.11.2017, disqualifying them as Director of the concerned Company.
3. It is not in dispute that the issue involved in these writ petitions, is squarely covered by a decision of this Court made in a batch of similar cases in W.P.Nos.25455/2017 etc., dated 03.08.2018, which was subsequently followed by another batch of similar cases in WP.Nos.23741 & 4981 of 2018 etc., dated 12.04.2019, wherein, the impugned action of disqualification was set aside.
4. In view of the above, these Writ Petitions are allowed and the impugned orders are set aside. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To
1. Union of India Represented by its Ministry of Corporate Affairs Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi - 110 001.
2. The Registrar of Companies, Block No.6, B Wing 2nd Floor, Shastri Bhawan, 26, Haddows Road Chennai - 600 006.
+2cc to Mr.B.L.Jayakandan, Advocate, SR.Nos.34430 & 34429 W.P.Nos.11531 & 11534 of 2020 & W.M.P.Nos.14096, 14098, 14104 & 14105 of 2020 ajs (co) rr ii (18/11/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/