Oppression Claims to Be Examined Only at Final Hearing not at Amendment Stage: NCLT Mumbai

Ghatge Patil Automobiles Pvt. Ltd. Vs Nutan Pradhan and Anr. (NCLT Mumbai) The matter before the NCLT Mumbai involved two applications arising from a company petition filed under Sections 241 and 242 read with Sections 58 and 59 of the Companies Act, 2013. The petitioner, an existing shareholder of the company, alleged acts of oppression and mismanagement, including refusal to register the transfer of 5,000 shares gifted by her to her brother and subsequent amendments to the company’s Articles of Association (AOA). The Tribunal was required to decide whether the company petition should b...