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Assistant Director, v. M/S Shell India Market Pvt. Ltd.

Karnataka HC9 Jan 2026MSA/100/2024

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court; MSA No. 100/2024; FEMA 1999 S. 35 miscellaneous second appeal; Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA; FPA-FE43/BNG/2023; Director of Enforcement v. Shell India Market Pvt Ltd and Nitin Prasad; office objections not removed; dismissal for non-compliance; no adjudication on merits; order dated 09.01.2026; bench of Jayant Banerji and T. M. Nadaf.

What did the court decide?

A week's time was granted to the appellant to remove the office objections; if not removed within a week, the case was to stand dismissed without further reference to the Court; if removed, the appeal was to be listed on 23.01.2026 ¶31

Assistant Director, Vs M/S Shell India Market Pvt. Ltd. — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI

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AND

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THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE T. M. NADAF

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MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL NO. 100 OF 2024

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BETWEEN

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,

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DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT,

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BANGALORE ZONAL OFFICE, 3^RD FLOOR, B BLOCK, BMTC, SHANTINAGAR – TTMC,

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KH ROAD, SHANTINAGAR,

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BENGALURU – 560 027 ...APPELLANT/S (By Sri./Smt : UNNIKRISHNAN M., ADVOCATE)

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AND

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M/S SHELL INDIA MARKET PVT LTD.,

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SHELL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE BANGALORE, PLOT NO. 7, BANGALORE HARDWARE PARK, DEVANAHALLI INDUSTRIAL PARK, MAHADEVA – KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU NORTH – 562 149.

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2 . NITIN PRASAD,

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DIRECTOR, M/S SHELL INDIA MARKET PVT LTD, PLOT NO – 7, BANGALORE HARDWARD PARK, MAHADEVA – KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU NORTH - 562 149. …RESPONDENT/S

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MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 35 OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT 1999, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 08.04.2024 PASSED IN FPA-FE43/BNG/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL UNDER SAFEMA AT NEW DELHI, DISPOSING THE APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 19 OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT 1999.

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This Miscellaneous Second Appeal coming on for Orders, this day the Court made the following Order:-

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI)

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Learned counsel for the appellant states that the office

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objections are yet to be removed. He seeks for a short adjournment.

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A week's time is granted to remove the office objections.

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If the office objections are not removed within a week, this case shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Court. In case the office objections are removed within the aforesaid time, list this appeal on 23.01.2026.

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Sd/(JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE

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Sd/(T.M.NADAF) JUDGE

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NOTE : Vide Court Order dated 09.01.2026, the office objections are not complied with. Hence, the appeal is hereby dismissed.

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COPY

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Sd/ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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T By: SR R By: SB C By: PH