Arindam Bakshi and Anr. v. M/S Sks Entgerprise and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for default (non-appearance) of a batch of eleven writ petitions: WPA 9972, 10000, 10945, 10948, 9975, 9981, 9984, 9996, 9997 of 2022 and WPA 4458, 4464 of 2023, with connected applications (CAN 1 of 2024). Petitioners: Subrata Basu & Anr., Hari Bansh Singh, Subir Kumar Mukherjee, Arindam Bakshi & Anr., Babul Chowdhury & Ors., Md. Feroze Hossain & Anr., Babli Ghosh, Nilanjan Mukherjee & Ors., Rana Roy & Anr., Sukalyan Bhattacharya & Ors. Respondents: M/s. SKS Enterprise & Ors.; State of West Bengal. Only the SEBI was represented (Prasanta Kr. Dutt, Susanta Kr. Dutt, Syamantak Banerjee). Bench: Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J. and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J. Interim orders, if any, stood vacated. Keywords: dismissed for default, non-prosecution, writ petition, vacated interim order, SEBI, SKS Enterprise, State of West Bengal.
What did the court decide?
The writ petitions (WPA 9972, 10000, 10945, 10948, 4458, 4464, 9975, 9981, 9984, 9996 and 9997 of 2022/2023), along with their connected applications, are dismissed for default on account of the petitioners' non-appearance when called on for hearing.