https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459101 At the stage of preliminary scrutiny in contempt proceedings, a tribunal empowered under the Companies Act, 2013 may issue a show cause notice, regulate service and appearance under its procedural rules, and record non-appearance ex parte where justified. The Delhi HC held that the writ petitions challenging such threshold orders were not fit for interference because no final finding on guilt, punishment, or cognizance after trial had been taken. Although appellate remedies did not bar writ review, judicial interference was limited to cases of jurisdictional error, arbitrariness, or breach of natural justice, none of which was shown. The tribunal's initiation of contempt scrutiny was therefore within jurisdiction and not vitiated by procedural unfairness. en-us Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 09:34:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459101 At the stage of preliminary scrutiny in contempt proceedings, a tribunal empowered under the Companies Act, 2013 may issue a show cause notice, regulate service and appearance under its procedural rules, and record non-appearance ex parte where justified. The Delhi HC held that the writ petitions challenging such threshold orders were not fit for interference because no final finding on guilt, punishment, or cognizance after trial had been taken. Although appellate remedies did not bar writ review, judicial interference was limited to cases of jurisdictional error, arbitrariness, or breach of natural justice, none of which was shown. The tribunal's initiation of contempt scrutiny was therefore within jurisdiction and not vitiated by procedural unfairness. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459101