Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai Bench
Order Date: 04.08.2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai has consolidated five separate company appeals filed by various shareholder groups against Simpson and Company Ltd. The appeals involve multiple appellants including Balu Sridhar & 2 Others (Company Appeal No. 48/2021), Mahendra Girdharilal Wadhwani & Another (Company Appeal No. 53/2021), M.A.A. Annamalai & A. Ulagammai & 10 Others (Company Appeal Nos. 60/2021 and 62/2021), and Dilip Kumar Jain & 7 Others (Company Appeal No. 10/2022). All appeals are directed against the same respondent, Simpson and Company Ltd.
The appellants are represented by multiple advocates: Mr. D. Peruman Saranyan represents the appellants in CA No. 48/2021; Mr. Kaushik Chatterjee with Ms. Samridhi and Ms. Megha Aggarwal represent appellants in CA Nos. 53/2021 and 10/2022; and Mr. H. Karthik Seshadri represents appellants in CA Nos. 60/2021 and 62/2021. The respondent company is consistently represented by Mr. PH Arvindh Pandian, Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. AR Ramanathan, Advocate across all appeals.
The bench comprising Justice N. Seshasayee (Member-Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain (Member-Technical) issued procedural directions for case management.
Final Outcome
The tribunal directed the registry to communicate with the NCLT Chennai Bench to obtain the complete records of the case. All five consolidated appeals have been listed for next hearing on September 24, 2026. The order is procedural in nature and does not contain any substantive decision on the merits of the appeals.
Topics: Shareholder Disputes, Corporate Litigation, NCLAT Proceedings