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Supreme Court judgments on Companies Act, 2013

21 judgments, latest first, from 2018 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.

Pannalal Bhansali vs Bharti Telecom Limited & Ors.
SC · 10 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 493 : 2026 INSC 213
Issue arose whether the reduction of share capital u/s.66 of the Companies Act, 2013, and the consequent forced exit of minority shareholders, was arbitrary and unfair.
Yerram Vijay Kumar vs The State of Telangana & Anr.
SC · 9 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 439 : 2026 INSC 42
Whether cognizance of the alleged offences u/ss.448 and 451, Companies Act, 2013 could have been taken on a private complaint in view of the statutory scheme of the Companies Act and if not, whether the criminal proceedi…
The Property Company (P) Ltd. vs Rohinten Daddy Mazda
SC · 7 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 227 : 2026 INSC 33
Issue arose whether the Company Law Board-CLB, being a quasi-judicial body, could be said to have the power to condone the delay in filing an appeal u/s.58(3) of the Companies Act, 2013; that even if s.5 of the Limitatio…
Jyoti Limited vs BSE Limited & Anr
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1117 : 2024 INSC 992
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) rejected the application of the appellant for the listing of certain equity shares to the BSE holding that the appellant had not taken in principle approval from the Stock Exchange and it also…
Chalasani Udaya Shankar and others vs M/s. Lexus Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and others
SC · 9 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 235 : 2024 INSC 671
NCLT and NCLAT, if justified in dismissing the company petition by the appellant seeking rectification of the Register of Members of respondent No.1-Company by entering their names therein u/ss. 59 and 88 of the Companie…
Union of India and Another vs Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP & Anr.
SC · 3 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 949 : 2023 INSC 484
Companies Act, 2013 – s.140(5) – Analysis and Interpretation of – Maintainability of proceedings u/s.140(5) after resignation of the auditors – s.140(5) empowers the Tribunal (NCLT), either suo motu or on an application…
Moser Baer Karamchari Union Thr. President Mahesh Chand Sharma vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 2 May 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 85 : 2023 INSC 479
Companies Act, 2013: s. 327(7) – Constitutional validity – Held: s. 327(7) provides that ss. 326 and 327 shall not be applicable in the event of liquidation under the IBC, in view of the enactment of IBC and it applies w…
Ifb Agro Industries Limited vs Sicgil India Limited and Others
SC · 4 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 527 : 2023 INSC 9
Companies Act, 2013 : s. 59 – Rectification of register of members – Scope of Rectificatory jurisdiction of National Company Law tribunal-NCLT – Violation of – On facts, respondent No.1 acquired shares of the appellant e…
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…
National Company Law Tribunal Bar Association vs Union of India
SC · 1 August 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 1121 : 2022 INSC 778
Companies Act, 2013: s.413 – Appointment of Members – Modification of tenure – On 20 September 2019, Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued Notification appointing 28 candidates as members of NCLT for tenure of three years…
Future Coupons Private Limited & Ors. vs Amazon.Com Nv Investment Holdings Llc & Ors.
SC · 15 February 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 293 : 2022 INSC 183
Companies Act, 2013 – ss. 230 to 232 – Continuation of proceedings before NCLT – Aggrieved by the sale transaction between FRL-RG, respondent initiated an arbitration proceeding before the Singapore International Arbitra…
V Nagarajan vs Sks Ispat and Power Ltd.& Ors.
SC · 22 October 2021
[2021] 14 S.C.R. 736 : 2021 INSC 663
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.61(1), 238, 238A – Limitation Act, 1963 – ss.12(2), 29(2) – Companies Act 2013 – s.420(3) – National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016 – r.50 – National Company Law Appellate Trib…
Tata Consultancy Services Limited vs Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.
SC · 26 March 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 903 : 2021 INSC 217
Companies Act, 2013 – ss. 241 and 242 – Held: The sine qua non for invoking s.241 is that the affairs of the Company should have been conducted or are being conducted in a manner oppressive or prejudicial to some of the…
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…
Action Ispat and Power Pvt. Ltd. vs Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd.
SC · 15 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 783 : 2020 INSC 699
Companies Act, 2013: s.434(1)(c), fifth proviso; s.290 – Transfer of winding up proceedings from Company Court to NCLT – Permissibility of, at the stage of post admission of winding up petition – Held: In a winding up pr…
Aruna Oswal vs Pankaj Oswal & Ors.
SC · 6 July 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 476 : 2020 INSC 448
Companies Act, 2013 – ss. 241 and 242 – Respondent no. 1 C filed a partition suit claiming entitlement to one-fourth of the estate/shares of his father – The High Court directed status quo between the parties and the sai…
M/s Dalmia Power Limited & Anr. vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 1, Trichy
SC · 18 December 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1236 : 2019 INSC 1410
Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss.139 (5), 143(2) – Companies Act, 2013 – ss.230-252 – Appellant Nos. 1 & 2 filed its original return of Income u/s. 139(1) of the Act, 1961 for A.Y. 2016-17 on 30.09.2016 and 30.11.2016 respectiv…
Serious Fraud Investigation Office vs Rahul Modi and Anr. etc.
SC · 27 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 91 : 2019 INSC 408
Companies Act, 2013 – ss. 212(1), (2) and (3) – Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office – Period within which report is contemplated to be submitted to the Central Government under sub…
Adesh Kaur vs Eicher Motors Limited and Ors.
SC · 3 July 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 200 : 2018 INSC 571
Companies Act, 2013 – s.59 – Rectification of register of members – On facts, respondent no. 2 issued duplicate shares without following proper procedure, in favour of impersonator, who in turn transferred the said share…
Mackintosh Burn Limited vs Sarkar and Chowdhury Enterprises Private Limited
SC · 27 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 83 : 2018 INSC 269
Companies Act, 2013: s. 58 – Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal – Held: Under s. 58(2), the securities or interest of any member in a public company are freely transferable – However, u/s.58(4), it is ope…
Bengal Chemists & Druggists Assn. vs Kalyan Chowdhury
SC · 2 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 1099 : 2018 INSC 91
Companies Act, 2013 – s.421(3) – National Company Law Appellate Tribunal after setting out s.421(3) of the Act, dismissed appeal as not maintainable, inasmuch as the appeal was filed 9 days after the period of limitation…

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