Man Takraf (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Bellary Steels and Alloys Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
COP No. 49 of 2001; NC: 2025:KHC:47934; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Man Takraf (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Bellary Steels and Alloys Ltd.; winding up; Section 433(e), 433(f); Section 434(1)(a); Section 439(1)(b); Companies Act, 1956; dismissal for non-prosecution; no representation by petitioner; petitioner's counsel absent (Vijay Shankar Associates); respondent counsel Vinaya Keerthy M.; Justice Jyoti M; order dated 20 November 2025; obiter remark on advocates' duty to attend when case is called out.
What did the court decide?
The Court dismissed the company petition for non-prosecution: there was no representation for the petitioner personally or through video conferencing, the petition had been pending since 2001 (almost 25 years), and the petitioner appeared not interested in prosecuting it. ¶24