Pragathi Fertilizers Ltd,Hyd v. Chairma&P.O.Indus.Tri-Laourcourt,Visaika
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; Writ Petition No.13100 of 2003; decided 20.11.2025; coram: Justice Challa Gunaranjan. Petitioner Pragathi Fertilizers Ltd., Hyderabad vs respondents incl. Chairman and Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Visakhapatnam & Ors. Counsel for petitioner elevated to Bench; replacement Vakalath dated 08.09.2025 signed by G.Venkata Rao, ex-director not on Board; Court held ex-director cannot represent company in individual capacity; petitioner deemed not interested; writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution, no costs, miscellaneous petitions closed. No statutes or precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Since the writ petition was instituted by the company, the person who now issued the Vakalath, viz., G.Venkata Rao, cannot represent it in his individual capacity, even if he were to be an ex-director.