# In the matter of Puri Construction Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. Writ Petiiton(s) (Civil) No(s). 196-2019

> SC judgment dated 2019-02-19. Citation: TCN-2019-SC-00089. The case involves a Writ Petition (Civil) No. 196/2019 filed by M/S Puri Construction Pvt. Ltd. &…

- **Court:** SC
- **Order date:** 19 Feb 2019
- **Citation:** TCN-2019-SC-00089
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/supreme-court-of-india/puri-construction-pvt-ltd-anr-vs-union-of-india-ors-writ-petiiton-4659ac0c

## Summary

### Background

The case involves a Writ Petition (Civil) No. 196/2019 filed by M/S Puri Construction Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. against Union of India & Ors. The petition was listed for admission along with stay application (IA No.29872/2019) and clarification/direction application (IA No.29873/2019). Another Writ Petition (Civil) No. 194/2019 (X) was also listed with it, involving admission, I.R., and an ex-parte stay application (IA No.29847/2019).

## Facts

M/S Puri Construction Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. filed a Writ Petition (Civil) No. 196/2019 against the Union of India & Ors. seeking certain reliefs. The petition was listed for admission along with related applications for stay and clarification/direction. Another Writ Petition (Civil) No. 194/2019 (X) was also listed, involving an ex-parte stay application. The Supreme Court heard the petitions on February 19, 2019, and ordered a stay of further proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi. This stay indicates that the Supreme Court found sufficient merit in the petitioner's arguments to warrant halting the NCLT proceedings temporarily. The underlying dispute before the NCLT is not specified in this document.

## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi should …

**Ratio:** The court has the power to grant a stay order to prevent further proceedings in a lower

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**Reasoning:** The Supreme Court, after hearing the counsel, deemed it appropriate to stay the

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**Interpretation:** The grant of a stay order indicates that the Supreme Court found a prima facie

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**Application:** In this case, the Supreme Court applied its power to grant a stay order to halt

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## Parties

- **Judges:** ROHINTON FALI…; NAVIN S…
- **Appellants:** M/S PURI CONSTRUCT…
- **Respondents:** Union of…

## Timeline

- **2019-02-19 — Hearing…**: The petitions were…
- **2019-02-19 — Stay Ord…**: The Supreme Court ordered a stay of further proceedings before the National Company Law…

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