Delhi High Court - Orders
Kanchana Rai vs Satula Devi & Ors on 27 May, 2022
Author: Siddharth Mridul
Bench: Siddharth Mridul, Anup Jairam Bhambhani
$~Special DB - Item Nos.7 to 16
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
7
+ LPA 52/2022, CM APPL. 3472/2022 (Stay), CM APPL.
3957/2022 (for impleadment), CM APPL. 3959/2022 (for
consolidation of proceedings), CM APPL. 3960/2022
(Exemption), CM APPL. 8788/2022 (Exemption), CM
APPL. 8789/2022 (Exemption), CM APPL. 25689/2022
(Additional documents) and CM APPL. 25690/2022 (Exemption)
KANCHANA RAI ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Senior Advocate
with Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, Advocate.
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate with
Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K. Pandey,
Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
Dr. Abhishek M. Singhvi, Senior
Advocate with Mr. B. Shravanth
Shanker, Advocate for R-4/Smt.
Uma Devi.
8
+ LPA 209/2021, CM APPL. 21916/2021 (Stay) and CM APPL.
27399/2021 (for placing additional documents)
SMT UMA DEVI ..... Appellant
Through: Dr. Abhishek M. Singhvi, Senior
Advocate with Mr. B. Shravanth
Shanker, Advocate.
Signature Not Verified
LPA 52/2022, LPA 209/2021, LPA 219/2021, LPA 221/2021, LPA 223/2021, LPA 224/2021, LPA
Digitally Signed 429/2021,
LPA 430/2021, LPA 432/2021 & LPA 475/2021 Page 1 of 7
By:DURGESH NANDAN
Signing Date:27.05.2022
18:42:57
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
9
+ LPA 219/2021 and CM APPL. 23862/2021 (Stay)
SMT KANCHANA RAI ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Senior Advocate
with Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, Advocate.
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
10
+ LPA 221/2021 and CM APPL. 23868/2021 (Stay)
UMA DEVI ..... Appellant
Through: Dr. Abhishek M. Singhvi, Senior
Advocate with Mr. B. Shravanth
Shanker, Advocate.
Signature Not Verified
LPA 52/2022, LPA 209/2021, LPA 219/2021, LPA 221/2021, LPA 223/2021, LPA 224/2021, LPA
Digitally Signed 429/2021,
LPA 430/2021, LPA 432/2021 & LPA 475/2021 Page 2 of 7
By:DURGESH NANDAN
Signing Date:27.05.2022
18:42:57
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
11
+ LPA 223/2021 and CM APPL. 24189/2021 (Stay)
SMT UMA DEVI ..... Appellant
Through: Dr. Abhishek M. Singhvi, Senior
Advocate with Mr. B. Shravanth
Shanker, Advocate.
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
12
+ LPA 224/2021 and CM APPL. 24194/2021 (Stay)
SMT UMA DEVI ..... Appellant
Through: Dr. Abhishek M. Singhvi, Senior
Advocate with Mr. B. Shravanth
Shanker, Advocate.
Signature Not Verified
LPA 52/2022, LPA 209/2021, LPA 219/2021, LPA 221/2021, LPA 223/2021, LPA 224/2021, LPA
Digitally Signed 429/2021,
LPA 430/2021, LPA 432/2021 & LPA 475/2021 Page 3 of 7
By:DURGESH NANDAN
Signing Date:27.05.2022
18:42:57
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
13
+ LPA 429/2021 and CM APPL. 40052/2021 (Stay)
UMA DEVI ..... Appellant
Through: Dr. Abhishek M. Singhvi, Senior
Advocate with Mr. B. Shravanth
Shanker, Advocate.
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
14
+ LPA 430/2021 and CM APPL. 40060/2021 (Stay)
KANCHANA RAI ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Senior Advocate
with Mr. D. Abhinav Rao, Advocate.
Signature Not Verified
LPA 52/2022, LPA 209/2021, LPA 219/2021, LPA 221/2021, LPA 223/2021, LPA 224/2021, LPA
Digitally Signed 429/2021,
LPA 430/2021, LPA 432/2021 & LPA 475/2021 Page 4 of 7
By:DURGESH NANDAN
Signing Date:27.05.2022
18:42:57
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
15
+ LPA 432/2021, CM APPL. 40163/2021 (for permission to file
LPA) and CM APPL. 40164/2021 (Stay)
UMESH SHARMA ..... Appellant
Through: None.
versus
SATULA DEVI & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate for
R-1.
Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
16
+ LPA 475/2021, CAV 92/2021, CM APPL. 45248/2021 (Stay), CM
APPL. 45250/2021 (Exemption) and CM APPL. 45251/2021
(Delay)
SATULA DEVI ..... Appellant
Signature Not Verified
LPA 52/2022, LPA 209/2021, LPA 219/2021, LPA 221/2021, LPA 223/2021, LPA 224/2021, LPA
Digitally Signed 429/2021,
LPA 430/2021, LPA 432/2021 & LPA 475/2021 Page 5 of 7
By:DURGESH NANDAN
Signing Date:27.05.2022
18:42:57
Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate
with Mr. Varun Singh, Advocate.
versus
UMESH SHARMA & ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. K.K. Rai, Senior Advocate
along with Mr. Anshul Rai, Mr. S.K.
Pandey, Mr. Awanish Kumar, Mr.
Chandrashekhar, Mr. Sreoshi
Chatterjee, Mr. Priyesh Mohan
Srivastava, Mr. Kumar Vinayakam
Gupta and Mr. Girish Kumar,
Advocates for Ranjeet Sharma/R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI
ORDER
% 27.05.2022 Renotify on 15.07.2022.
CM APPL.25803/2022 (Status quo) in LPA 52/2022 Issue notice.
Mr. Varun Singh, Mr. Anshul Rai and Mr. B. Shravanth Shanker, learned counsel accept notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 respectively; and pray for time to file replies.
Let replies be filed within a period of 04 weeks from today, after providing advance copies to learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant/appellant, who may filed rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within 02 weeks thereafter.
List on 15.07.2022.
Signature Not VerifiedLPA 52/2022, LPA 209/2021, LPA 219/2021, LPA 221/2021, LPA 223/2021, LPA 224/2021, LPA Digitally Signed 429/2021, LPA 430/2021, LPA 432/2021 & LPA 475/2021 Page 6 of 7 By:DURGESH NANDAN Signing Date:27.05.2022 18:42:57 In the meantime, having heard learned Senior Advocates appearing on behalf of the parties, we direct the Sole Guardian not to pass any orders qua the operation and management of the Aristo Group of Companies or take any steps to change the composition of the Board of Directors of the said company, till the next date of hearing.
The learned Sole Guardian is also requested to file a report qua all the affairs of late Dr. Mahender Prasad before this Court, on or before the next date of hearing.
Copy of the order be given dasti to learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J.
ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI, J.
MAY 27, 2022/'AA' Signature Not Verified LPA 52/2022, LPA 209/2021, LPA 219/2021, LPA 221/2021, LPA 223/2021, LPA 224/2021, LPA Digitally Signed 429/2021, LPA 430/2021, LPA 432/2021 & LPA 475/2021 Page 7 of 7 By:DURGESH NANDAN Signing Date:27.05.2022 18:42:57