Mr. Vijay Pai v. Max Trade Limited
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What is this about?
The High Court of Madras dismissed an appeal against an order permitting amendment of a plaint in a financial transaction suit. The court held that liability on the appellant via lifting of the corporate veil was a question of trial and required no interference.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 14.09.2016
CORAM :
The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
The Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN
O.S.A. No.193 of 2016 and C.M.P.No.14522 of 2016
Vijay Pai Promoter and Director, S.M.Apparels Private Limited. No.33 2nd Street, Kamaraj Avenue Near SRO Adayar, Chennai 600 020 .. Appellant -vs1.Max Trade Limited, Rep. by its Authorised Signatory, Mr.V.Venkatasubramanian Writ A 9/F FU HOP Factory Building 209-211 Wai Yip St, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Hong Kong ., 2.M/s.S.M.Apparels (P) Ltd. No.45-A, Main Road, Velachery, Chennai 600 042. .. Respondents
Appeal filed under Order XXXVI Rule 11 of O.S. Rules read with Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the fair and decretal order dated 20.04.2016 made in Appln. No.828 of 2016 in C.S.No.63 of 2012 on the file of original side of this Court.
(Judgment of the Court was delivered by The Hon'ble Chief Justice)
The appeal is directed against the impugned order of the learned Single Judge dated 20.04.2016 permitting amendment of the plaint.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether grounds exist to interfere with the learned Single Judge's order permitting amendment of the plaint to seek lifting of corporate veil.
Whether seeking to fasten personal liability on the appellant as a plea of lifting corporate veil amounts to a new plea allowing interference.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Vijay Pai
- respondent
Max Trade Limited
- respondent
S.M. Apparels (P) Ltd.
Coram
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