Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 22-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Hydraulics and Pneumatics [India] LLP (petitioner) vs Anirudh Kumar & Ors (respondents).
  • Origin: Petition under Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28835/2026 challenging the impugned final judgment and order dated 21‑05‑2026 in CAAT No. 205/2026 passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
  • Counsel: Senior counsel for petitioner included Mr. Rajiv Shakdher, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kunal Vajani, Adv. Mr. Anirudh Wadhwa, Adv. Mr. Raghav Wadhwa, Adv. Mr. Aditya Mittal, Adv. Mr. Kartik Gupta, Adv. Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Adv. Ms. Anjali Jain, Adv. Mr. Vipul Kumar, AOR Mr. Prajwal Tiwari, Adv. Ms. Gayatri Agarwal; for respondents Mr. Abhinav Bajaj, Adv. Mr. Abhinav Hansaria, AOR Mr. Saksham Ojha, Adv.
  • Issues: Petition sought interference with the NCLAT order and raised the maintainability of suo motu proceedings.

Final Outcome

  • The Court found no reason to interfere with the impugned NCLAT order and disposed of the Special Leave Petition.
  • The petitioner was given liberty to file an application to delete respondent No.1 from the party array; such an application, if filed, will be considered by the NCLAT in accordance with law.
  • All contentions regarding the maintainability of the suo motu proceedings may be raised before the NCLAT, which shall decide them on its own merits.
  • Any pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed.

Topics: Company Law; NCLAT Proceedings