Inherent jurisdiction for deletion of party name accepted where the person was no longer in management and not named in the FIR.

The Delhi High Court considered an application invoking its inherent jurisdiction for deletion of a petitioner from the array of parties on the ground that he was no longer in charge of the company's management and was not named as an accused in the FIR. As the respondents accepted notice and did not oppose the request, the Court allowed the application and ordered deletion of petitioner No. 3 from the array of parties.

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Issues: Whether the petitioner was entitled to deletion of his name from the array of parties in exercise of inherent jurisdiction.

Analysis: The application was moved under the inherent powers of the Court seeking deletion of petitioner No. 3 from the array of parties on the basis that he was no longer in charge of the company's management and was not an accused in the FIR. Notice was accepted on behalf of the respondents, who did not oppose the relief sought.

Conclusion: The application was allowed and petitioner No. 3 was deleted from the array of parties.

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