STATE TRADING COPORATION OF INDIA LTD. vs. M/S GLOBAL STEEL HOLDING LIMITED (GSHL)

Case Type: Miscellaneous Application

Date of Judgment: 12-03-2019

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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION M.A. No. 320 of 2019 IN Civil Appeal No. 11907 of 2018 State Trading Corporation of India Ltd.                   …Petitioner versus M/s Global Steel Holding Limited & Ors.               …Respondents ORDER INDU MALHOTRA, J. 1. Pursuant to the Order dated December 6, 2018 passed by this Court, we are informed by Senior Counsel Mr. D. A. Dave representing the State Trading Corporation of India, and Mr. Kapil Sibal, Senior Advocate for the Respondents, that   the   amount   of   Rs.   600   crores   payable   by   the th Respondents towards Interest @ 8% p.a. by 28   February, Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by ASHOK RAJ SINGH Date: 2019.03.15 18:12:22 IST Reason: 2019 has been paid. As a consequence, all the liabilities under   the   Settlement   Agreement   dated   15.11.2010,   and 1 Further   Settlement   Agreement   dated   17.05.2012,   stand fully satisfied. It is stated on behalf of S.T.C. that there is no further claim of the Appellants against the Respondents, arising out of the aforesaid Agreements.  2. As a consequence, in exercise of our powers under Article 136 r.w. Article 142 of the Constituion of India, we hereby quash the following proceedings which have arisen from the Agreements mentioned hereinabove : i. F.I.R. lodged by C.B.I. on Complaint of State Trading  Corporation bearing R.C. No. ­  217/2017/A0005/CBI//ACU­VI/AC­II/New Delhi.  ii. E.C.I.R. by Enforcement Directorate on the basis of the F.I.R.   lodged   by   C.B.I.   bearing   ECIR   No.   – ECIR/03/DZ­I/2017 dated 29.03.2017. iii. Show Cause Notice dated 29.12.2017 issued by the High Commission of India, Passport & Consular Wing, India House, London. iv. Any Look Out Notice issued against Mr. Pramod Mittal or his wife, or their children, by the Authorities and/or Agencies arising from the aforesaid Agreements.  v. Eleven   Complaints   under   S.   420   and   409   I.P.C. pending before the Court of Shri Dharmendra Kumar, 2 Ld.   Metropolitan   Magistrate,   Patiala   House   Courts, New Delhi.  3. It was further stated by Mr. D.A. Dave, Senior Advocate on instructions of his clients, that since the amounts due and owing   to   S.T.C.   under   the   Agreements   mentioned hereinabove,   stood   satisfied,   it   would   not   prosecute   the Winding­Up proceedings instituted by it against GSHIL – Respondent No. 1 in the Isle of Man Court. We take on record the said statement made by S.T.C.  M.A. No. 320/2019, stand disposed of in the above terms with no Order as to Costs. .........................................J. (ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE) .................……………………J.                                        (INDU MALHOTRA) New Delhi, March 12, 2019 3 ITEM NO.301 COURT NO.6 SECTION XIV S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS M.A.No.320/2019 in C.A.No.11907/2018 STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. PETITIONER(S) VERSUS M/S GLOBAL STEEL HOLDING LIMITED (GSHL) RESPONDENT(S) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.5409/2019-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) Date : 12-03-2019 This application was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDU MALHOTRA For Petitioner(s) Mr.Dushyant Dave, Sr.Adv. Mr.Uday Gupta, Adv. Ms.Shivani Lal, Adv. Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath, Adv. Mr.Hiren Dasan, Adv. Mr.Madhu Sudan Bhayana, Adv. Mr.M.K.Tripathi, Adv. Mrs.Sarla Chandra, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr.Kapil Sibal, Sr.Adv. Mr.Gautam Mitra, Adv. Mr.Pankaj Baghla, Adv. Mr.Gaurav Mitra, Adv. Mr.Rishad Medora, Adv. Mr.Avishkar Singhvi, Adv. Ms.Deepali Dwivedi, Adv. Mr.Samar Kachwaha, Adv. Mr.Nipun Katyal, Adv. Mr.Mohit D. Ram, Adv. Ms.Binu Tamta, Adv. Mrs.Anil Katiyar, Adv. Mr.Shiv Mangal Sharma, Adv. Ms.Anju Jain, Adv. (For Intervenor) Mr.Hitesh Sachar, Adv. Ms.Shruti Kiran, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R M.A.No.320/2019 in Civil Appeal No.11907/2018 is disposed of in terms of the signed reportable order. (Ashok Raj Singh) (Chander Bala) Court Master Court Master (Signed order is placed in the file) 4