Ceat Limited v. Balu Vishnu Shinde
Case brief
What is this about?
Group disposal by withdrawal: CEAT Ltd. & Ors. v. 19 individual respondents, Bombay High Court (Sandeep V. Marne, J., 10 September 2025). Writ Petition No.2521 of 2024 (lead) and eighteen companion writ petitions permitted to be withdrawn and disposed of; question of law involved expressly left open for decision in an appropriate case; Court deposit refundable to Petitioners with accrued interest; Respondents to be paid the amounts due under the impugned judgment and order within four weeks with interest at 8% per annum from the dates of the respective orders. Relevant to: withdrawal of writ petitions with reservations, open questions of law, payment-with-interest conditions on disposal. Keywords: CEAT; withdrawal; question of law left open; 8% interest; deposit; impugned judgment and order.
What did the court decide?
Leave to withdraw the Writ Petitions granted and the Petitions disposed of; Petitioners permitted to withdraw the amount deposited in this Court with accrued interest, conditional upon paying each Respondent the amounts due under the impugned judgment and order within four weeks with interest at 8% per annum from the dates of the orders passed in the respective matters; Respondents to approach the Petitioners with the necessary details within two weeks.