Jitendra Singh S/O Vijay Singh Solanki, v. Union of India
Companies Act, 2013 – S.164(2)(a) and (b)
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur, Division Bench: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma & Sanjeet Purohit, JJ.), order dt. 11/09/2025 in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 9599/2019 (Smt. Richa Sharma v. Union of India) with numerous connected writ petitions (filings 2017-2022) — batch disposal of challenges to Registrar of Companies orders disqualifying directors under Section 164(2)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 for non-filing of annual returns (periods 2014-2016 and 2016-2018); interim DIN-reactivation orders of 31.05.2019 made absolute; directors restored after expiry of five-year period under S.164(2)(b) and proviso; larger question of law left open; refers Bhagwan Das Dhananjaya Das (Mad) 2018 SCC OnLine Mad 13820, Gaurang Balvantal Shah (Guj) 2018 SCC OnLine Guj 4866, Yashodhara Shroff (Kar) 2019 SCC OnLine Kar 682.
What did the court decide?
All writ petitions disposed of with the interim order made absolute and rule of the Court; petitioners restored to the position of Director; pending applications disposed of.