A writ petition seeking relief against the disqualification of the petitioner as a company director was dismissed by this Court as having become infructuous, since the period of disqualification had expired.
No relief granted. Petition dismissed as infructuous.
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NC: 2024:KHC:50157 WP No. 956 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN WRIT PETITION NO. 956 OF 2021 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
SRINIVASAN RAJAGOPALAN AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS No.434, HRBR LAYOUT 1ST BLOCK, KALYAN NAGAR BENGALURU-560 043
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. K.V. OMPRAKASH, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. ANUPAMA HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2 (VC))
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (a) ISSUE APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO RE-ACTIVATE THE DIN OF THE PETITIONER BY ALTERING THE DIN STATUS AND TO REFLECT AS "ACTIVE" IN THE MCA
NC: 2024:KHC:50157 WP No. 956 of 2021
OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND REMOVE PETITIONER'S NAME FROM THE LIST OF DISQUALIFIED DIRECTORS U/S 164 (2) OF COMPANIES ACT AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
ORAL JUDGMENT
This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs;
a. "Issue appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, thereby directing the respondents to respondent-activate the DIN of the petitioner by altering the DIN status and to reflect as "Active" in the MCA Official Website and remove petitioner's name from the list of disqualified directors under section 164(2) of Companies Act.
survives for consideration.
petition is dismissed as having become infructuous,
without prejudice to the legal contentions raised in the writ petition.
Sd/(ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE
PN
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging the disqualification of the petitioner as a director is maintainable in view of the time elapsed.
Whether the disqualification order under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act remains subsisting.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
SRINIVASAN RAJAGOPALAN
UNION OF INDIA
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES
ANU SIVARAMAN
As recorded by the court registry
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