AJAY G. PODAR versus OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF J.S. & W.M. AND ORS.

AJAY G. PODAR versus OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF J.S. & W.M. AND ORS.

Section 458A of the Companies Act, 1956 operates as an exclusionary provision for determining the period of limitation applicable to misfeasance proceedings instituted by the Official Liquidator under Section 543(1), and does not extend the period of limitation specified in Section 543(2); thus, the period between commencement of winding up and date of winding up order, plus one year thereafter, is excluded in calculating the five-year limitation period, making the 1989 misfeasance proceedings within limitation.

Parties
Appellant: Ajay G. Podar; Respondents: Official Liquidator of J.S. & W.M. and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
22 July 2008
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Limitation—computation of Period, Misfeasance Proceedings, Companies Act—sections 458 a and 543
Company Law Limitation—computation of Period Misfeasance Proceedings Companies Act—sections 458 a and 543

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Parties

Ajay G. Podar

Appellant

Official Liquidator of J.S. & W.M. and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether misfeasance proceedings filed by Official Liquidator under Section 543(1), Companies Act stood barred by limitation provided under Section 543(2)
  2. 2 Whether it is open to rely on Section 458A to extend or exclude period of limitation for such proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

Section 458A of the Companies Act, 1956 operates as an exclusionary provision for determining the period of limitation applicable to misfeasance proceedings instituted by the Official Liquidator under Section 543(1), and does not extend the period of limitation specified in Section 543(2); thus, the period between commencement of winding up and date of winding up order, plus one year thereafter, is excluded in calculating the five-year limitation period, making the 1989 misfeasance proceedings within limitation.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Civil Appeal dismissed; no order as to costs