Wavell Investments Private Limited vs Il And Fs Financial Services Limited ... on 29 October, 2020
In the case of N. Sampath Ganesh Vs. Union of India & Ors,
the auditors of IL & FS, had challenged the directions and the
prosecution against them under section 212(14) of the Companies Act
2013. One of the question before the Division Bench was whether the
SFIO Report was an interim report. This question arose before the
Division Bench in the context of the Petitioners therein that is the
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auditors. Division Bench observed report pertaining to IL & FS only
and the transaction with third parties had not been looked into. It also
observed that this report is not a standalone and further investigation
into affairs would affect findings in the report. Therefore merely based
on the observations rendered in the context of petitioners before the
Division Bench, it cannot be held there is nothing to be investigated
further. There is no categorical finding by the Division Bench that
SFIO report regarding the larger fraud was final. The observations
indicate to the contrary that various aspects are yet to be looked into.