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Supreme Court judgments on Companies Act, 1956

15 judgments, latest first, from 2019 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Dr. Bais Surgical and Medical Institute Pvt. Ltd & Ors. vs Dhananjay Pande
SC · 4 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 347 : 2026 INSC 447
Whether, in the absence of a formal entry of the respondent no.1’s name in the register of members, he could nonetheless be regarded as a “member” of the appellant-company so as to invoke the jurisdiction of the Company…
Baccarose Perfumes and Beauty Products Pvt. Ltd vs Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr.
SC · 6 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 54 : 2024 INSC 662
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the Revision Application against the rejection of the discharge application moved by the appellant-Company.
State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd.
SC · 5 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 340 : 2024 INSC 270
Whether the notice sent to the Registrar in Form No.5 is an “instrument” as defined u/s.2(l), Bombay Stamp Act, 1958; whether the maximum cap on stamp duty is applicable every time there is an increase in the share capit…
Hasmukhlal Madhavlal Patel and Anr. vs Ambika Food Products Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.
SC · 15 June 2023
[2023] 8 S.C.R. 243 : 2023 INSC 582
Companies Act, 1956 – s. 2(32), 81, 81(1A), 81(3), 397, 398 – Companies Act, 1913 – s. 105-C – First respondent is a private limited company having authorised capital of Rs.1 crore – There are three groups i.e. HMP, S an…
Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Rajkumar Nagpal & Ors.
SC · 30 August 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 1 : 2022 INSC 885
SEBI (Debenture Trustees) Regulations 1993 – Companies Act 1956 – S. 391 (s. 230 Analogous provision, Present law) – Company Act 2013 – SS. 1(4), 430 – Recovery of Debts – Resolution Plan – Debenture Holders – Debenture…
Reliance Industries Limited vs Securities and Exchange Board of India & Ors.
SC · 5 August 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 730 : 2022 INSC 796
Companies Act, 1956 – s.77 – Non-disclosure of information by SEBI – SEBI directed to act fairly – Complaint was filed with SEBI against RIL & its associate companies and its directors alleging that they fraudulently all…
Shital Fibers Ltd. vs Indian Acrylics Limited
SC · 6 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 203 : 2021 INSC 228
Companies Act, 1956: ss. 433, 434 – Circumstances in which company may be wound up by the court – On facts, company petition seeking winding up of the appellant-defaulter company for its inability to pay admitted debts –…
A. Navinchandra Steels Private Limited vs Srei Equipment Finance Limited & Ors.
SC · 1 March 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 597 : 2021 INSC 128
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.7, 9 – Companies Act, 1956 – ss.391-393, 446 – Companies Act, 2013 – ss.230(1), 279, fifth proviso to s.434(1)(c) – Winding up proceedings pending – Petition u/s.7 filed before N…
Sagufa Ahmed & Ors. vs Upper Assam Plywood Products Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 18 September 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 472 : 2020 INSC 555
Companies Act, 1956: s. 421(3) Proviso – Delay of more than 45 days – In filing appeal – Against order of National Company Law Tribunal – Application for condonation of delay as well as the appeal dismissed by Appellate…
M/s. Radha Exports (India) Pvt. Limited vs K.P. Jayaram & Anr.
SC · 28 August 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 272 : 2020 INSC 518
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – s.7 – Companies Act, 1956 – Limitation Act, 1963 – Clauses (19) to (21) of Part II of the Schedule – The respondents filed a petition on 25.04.2018 u/s.7 of the IBC, as ‘Financial c…
Usha Ananthasubramanian vs Union of India
SC · 12 February 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 882 : 2020 INSC 176
Companies Act, 1956: ss. 241, 337, 339 – Application to tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc. – Charge sheet filed by CBI against several persons occupying positions in the Punjab National Bank as well as the…
Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund vs West Bengal Small Ind. Development Corporation Ltd. and Anr.
SC · 21 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 1083 : 2019 INSC 1170
Companies Act, 1956 – s. 535 – Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions Act) 1985 – s. 20 – Second respondent, a company was allotted Industrial premises by the State on lease – The company secured advances from IDB…
Hari Sankaran vs Union of India & Others
SC · 4 June 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 761 : 2019 INSC 691
Companies Act, 1956: s.130 – Exercise of power under – Essential conditions – On 1.10.2018, the Central Government filed a petition under ss.241 and 242 before the Tribunal alleging mismanagement by the Board of IL&FS an…
Moons Technologies Ltd. (Formerly Known As Financial Technologies India Ltd.) & Ors. vs Union of India
SC · 30 April 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 26 : 2019 INSC 597
Companies Act, 1956: s.396 – Constitutionality of – Held: s.396 provides for compulsory amalgamation of companies in public interest – Art.31A of the Constitution envisages that any “law” providing for the amalgamation o…
Swaraj Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
SC · 29 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 682 : 2019 INSC 108
Companies Act, 1956: ss. 439, 434(1)(a) and (1)(b), 441(2) and 529 – Winding up petition – By the secured creditor/respondent-Bank, after obtaining decree from Debts Recovery Tribunal and a recovery certificate based the…

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