Sushma Saldanha v. M/S. Helios And Matheson

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.11.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.DHANABAL and C.M.P.Nos.2253 & 10363 of 2016, 20329, 20331, 20333 & 20335 of 2017 M/s.Helios and Matheson Information Technology Limited, Adwave Towers, 17 South Boag Road, Chennai - 600 017, T.N.

.. Appellant Vs.

1.

Baby Sundaram 2.

Dimple Hoshang Vevaina 3.

Roshan Noshir Karajia 4.

Shashikala Rajpurkar 5.

Kamala Yethiraj 6.

Vimal Vaidya 7.

Vidya Prakash Tonsekar 8.

Prakash Tonsekar 9.

Ashlesha P.Dharani 10.

Raunak P.Dharani 11.

Maria Dias 12.

Anish Rajanikant Bengali 13.

Ajit Vasant Chitre 1/12

14.

Pallavi Vikrant Chitre 15.

Shailaja Ajit Chitre 16.

Anish Rajanikant Bengali (HUF) 17.

Sarayu Rajanikant Bengali 18.

Rajanikant Harilal Bengali (HUF) 19.

Yogesh R.Amanlal Shah 20.

Kalpana Yogesh Shah (HUF) 21.

Prabhavati K.M.Patel 22.

Dhimant Yogesh Shah (HUF) 23.

Maria Murtaza Patrawala represented by Natural Guardian Murtaza Abdul Hussein Patrawala 24.

Crystal Asawa 25.

Asootosh Asawa 26.

Katija Hasanali Merchant 27.

Munira Shabbir Pittalwala 28.

Tasneem Shabbir Pittalwala 29.

Katoon S.Merchant 30.

Yasmin S.Merchant 31.

Ramesh Ramchandra Ghodke 32.

Meena Tibrewala 33.

Vishwanath Tibrewala (HUF) 34.

Fatema Shabbir Pittalwala 35.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, CCIW CID, EOW-I, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

36.

The Registrar of Companies, Shastri Bhavan, No.22, Haddows Road, Chennai.

37.

Uma Vyas 38.

Chetna Vyas 39.

Prasad P.Gokhale 40.

Homai Persi Munshi 41.

Sainath Krishna Iyer 42.

Jehangir Pirojsha Deboo 43.

Maria Rodrigues 2/12

44.

Felicia Rebello 45.

Darleth Rebllo 46.

Arthur Rebello 47.

Errol Sequeira 48.

Sushma Saldanha 49.

Dr.Lif Saldanha 50.

J.S.Bhatnagar 51.

Dr.P.S.Bhatnaga 52.

Ranjana Bhatnagar 53.

A.Selvi 54.

Murtaza Abdul Hussein Patrawala 55.

Tanseem Shabbir Pattalwala 56.

Kamlaben M.Patel 57.

Mangalbhai K.Patel 58.

Premila M.Patel 59.

Veena M.Patel 60.

Raju Hariharan 61.

Shantanu Vyas 62.

Siddhant Vyas 63.

Sunita Hariharan 64.

Vasantha Keshav Pillai 65.

Shakuntala Devi (represented through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Vineet Kumar) 66.

Kedar Singh (represented through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Vineet Kumar) 67.

Sunil P Oza 68.

Manjulaben S Oza (represented through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Sunil P Oza) 69.

Varun Oza (represented through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Sunil P Oza) 70.

Dipika Varun Oza (represented through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Sunil P Oza) 71.

Rajiv Oza (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Sunil P Oza) 72.

Parita Oza (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Sunil P Oza) 3/12

73.

Hansrajbhai D Hirpara 74.

Hansaben Hirpara (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Hansrajbhai Hirpara) 75.

Sweta Hirpara (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Hansrajbhai Hirpara) 76.

Darvin Hirpara (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Hansrajbhai Hirpara) 77.

Uravashi Hirpara (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Hansrajbhai Hirpara) 78.

Kanthilal N Oza 79.

Sharda K Oza (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Kantilal N Oza) 80.

Urmil K Oza (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Kantilal N Oza) 81.

Shital Oza (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Kantilal N Oza) 82.

Rina K Oza (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Kantilal N Oza) 83.

Rhythm U Oza (through Power of Attorney Holder Mr.Kantilal N Oza) 84.

Timmappa D.Kamat 85.

Chandrika T. Kamat 86.

Anita S Bhat 87.

N.Sakkubai 88.

Shaila P. Vora 89.

Piyush H.Vora 90.

Karishma P.Vora 91.

Nainvi P. Vora 92.

Serious Fraud Investigation Office represented by its Assistant Director (Investigation), Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Regional Office, 6th Floor, Everst Building, 100, N.S.Road, Marine Drive, Mumbai - 400 002.

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93.

Pandya.K.M 94.

Usha K.Pandya 95.

Neela Ramachandra Angel 96.

Jignesh Mahesh Bhatt 97.

Mahesh Bhatt 98.

Murtuza Abdul Hussen Patrawala 99.

Tanseem Shabbir Pittalwala

100. Chintan M.Bhatt

101. Alaknanda M.Bhatt

102. Vijaya Shankar Girme

103. Sathishchandra L.Bilgi

104. Vijayalaxmi S.Bilgi

105. Neha Ravishankar Bilgi

106. Vivel L. Bilgi

107. Suresh L.Bilgi

108. Sarojini Nilkanth Parab

109. Mangaladevi H.Desai - Kalgutkar

110. Sadanad N.Parab 111.

Arundhati A.Parab

112. Varsha R.Shetti

113. Meghamala V. Natu

114. Kirti Kashiram Sawant

115. Prasad P.Gokhale

116. Alka Ashok More

117. Aniket Ashok More

118. Om Prakash

119. Rajesh Kumar

120. Sushila Ahuja

121. Yatindra Arvind Chaubal

122. Vaikhari Yatindra Chaubal

123. Chakor Rajaram Ajgaonkar

124. Kaumudi Chakor Ajgaonkar

125. Rakhee Abhay Jadhav

126. Asmita P.Magar

127. Vrushali Vinayak Jadhav

128. Vinayak Chandra Jadhav 5/12

129. Nirmala Lalit Khandelwal

130. Lalit B.Khandelwal

131. Rosalia D' Siva

132. Ignatius D' Silva

133. Sanjay P.Shah (HUF)

134. Pravinkumar J. Shah (HUF)

135. Trupti P.Shah

136. Sanjay P.Shah

137. Sureshchandra C.Shah

138. Anita S.Shah

139. Kamal Kishore Jajoo

140. Kanta Devei Jajoo

141. Abishek Jajoo

142. Abbhishek Jajoo (HUF)

143. Thirty Bomi Patel

144. Kayzad Bomi Patel

145. Kainaz Bomi Patel

146. Karishma Bomi Patel

147. Yasmin Farshid Kapadia

148. Rita Stephen Fialho

149. James Marion Fialho

150. Harriet James Fialho

151. Atul Mital

152. Kumund Mital

153. Santhosh Mital

154. Abinav Mital

155. Ankit Mital

156. Neha Mital

157. Atul Mital and Sons (HUF) No.4596/1A, 11 Darya Gauj, New Delhi - 110 002.

158. Prem Chand Miatal (HUF)

159. David D' Souza

160. Alice D' Souza

161. Darlene D' Souza

162. Aaron D' Souza

163. Karsan Devanbhai Mavur 6/12

164. Dhwaniben Sirishkumar Patel

165. Abbas Husaini Varawalla

166. Zainab Abbas Varawalla

167. Husnain Abbas Varalla

168. Saira Abbass Varawalla

169. Manjushree Goenka

170. Mahendra Kumar Goenka (HUF)

171. District Revenue Officer, Chennai.

Respondents ➢R2 to R34 impleaded as party respondents vide order of the Court dated 10.08.2016 made in C.M.P.Nos.9303 to 9306, 10869 to 10873, 11008 to 11015, 11427 to 11430, 11505 to 11516/2016 in OSA No.19 of 2016. ➢R35 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 21.11.2017 made in C.M.P.No.12574 of 2016 in O.S.A.No.19 of 2016. ➢R36 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 14.12.2020 made in C.M.P.No.22809 of 2019 in O.S.A.No.19 of 2016. ➢R37 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.16275 of 2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19 of 2016. ➢R38 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.16276 of 2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19 of 2016. ➢R39 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.16959/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

➢R40 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.16960/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R41 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.16961/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R42 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.16962/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R43 impleaded as proposed respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.17250/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R44 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.17509/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R45 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.17510/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

➢R46 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.17511/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R47 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.17967/2016 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R48 to R53 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4498/2017 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R54 & R55 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.8144/2017 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R56 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.20328/2017 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R57 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.20330/2017 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R58 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.20332/2017 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.

19/2016. ➢R59 impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.20334/2017 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R60 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.3535/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R61 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.3536/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R62 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.3537/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R63 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.3538/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R64 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.3539/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R65 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4637/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

➢R66 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.11537/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R67 to R72 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.13793/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R73 to R77 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.13794/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

➢R78 to R83 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.13795/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R84 to R86 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.17730/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R87 impleaded as proposed respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.13872/2018 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R88 to R91 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.1041/2020 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R92 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.3491/2020 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R93 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.6810/2020 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R94 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.6821/2020 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

➢R95 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4015/2021 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R96 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4023/2021 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R97 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4028/2021 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R98 and R99 impleaded as respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4029/2021 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R100 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4034/2021 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R101 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.4054/2021 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016. ➢R102 impleaded as respondent vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.18460/2021 etc. batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

➢R103 to R170 impleaded as proposed respondents vide order dated 04.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.20087/2017 etc.

batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

➢R171 suo motu impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 28.07.2022 made in C.M.P.No.3491/2020 etc.

batch in O.S.A.No.19/2016.

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Original Side Appeal filed under Order XXXVI Rule 11 of OS Rules read with Clause 15 of Letters Patent and Section 483 of the Companies Act, against the order passed by this Court in C.P.No.143 of 2015, dated 21.01.2016.

For Appellant :

Mr.Nithyaesh Natraj For Respondents :

Mr.R.Venkatavaradhan [R1] Mrs.M.S.Rajeswari [R2, R4 to R34, R39, R40, R41, R42, R44, R45, R46, R54, R55, R93, R94, R95, R96, R97, R98, R99, R100 & R101] Mr.Rajesh Ramanathan [R3 & R102] Mr.K.Srinivasa Murthy [R28] Mr.S.Janarthanam [R36] Mr.M.Aravinda [R37, R38, R43 & R47] Mrs.Girija Velmurugan [R39, R103 to R170] Mr.A.Sivaji [R48 to R53] Mrs.Lilly Francis for M/s.King & Patridge [R56 to R59] M/s.Ojas Law Firm [R60 to R64] Mr.S.A.Shanmugam [R65 & R66] Mr.P.Giridharan [R67 to R83] Ms.Pushpa Menon [R84 to R86] Mr.Anirudh Krishnan [R88 to R91] Mr.ARL.Sundaresan, Additional Solicitor General assisted by Mr.Srinivasa Murthy, SPC [R92] Mr.T.Arunkumar, Additional Government Pleader [R171] 10/12

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JUDGMENT

[Delivered by S.S.SUNDAR, J] This appeal has been filed challenging the order passed by this Court in C.P.No.143 of 2015, dated 21.01.2016.

2. Learned counsel for appellant submitted that in view of the order passed by this Court in C.M.P.No.14364 of 2023 in O.S.A.No.19 of 2016, nothing survives in the present appeal.

In view of the aforesaid submission, this appeal is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [S.S.S.R., J] [P.D.B., J] 15.11.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order gm 11/12

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