https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102287 Stay of civil proceedings pending criminal complaints is not automatic; the controlling test is whether continuation would embarrass the defence in the criminal case or otherwise cause prejudice. In this note on winding up proceedings, the court found the petition was summary in nature, the applicant raised only vague claims of prejudice, and no concrete basis was shown for real interference with the criminal trial. The delayed filing of the stay request also suggested an attempt to prolong the matter. The stay application was rejected, and the winding up proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:15:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102287 Stay of civil proceedings pending criminal complaints is not automatic; the controlling test is whether continuation would embarrass the defence in the criminal case or otherwise cause prejudice. In this note on winding up proceedings, the court found the petition was summary in nature, the applicant raised only vague claims of prejudice, and no concrete basis was shown for real interference with the criminal trial. The delayed filing of the stay request also suggested an attempt to prolong the matter. The stay application was rejected, and the winding up proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102287