IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 04TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.B. BAJANTHRI WRIT PETITION NO.48887 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
KONTOOR BRANDS INDIA PVT.LTD.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS VF BRANDS INDIA PVT.LTD.) LAUREL, BLOCK B, 8TH FLOOR BAGMANE TECH PARK, CV RAMANA NAGAR BENGALURU-560 093 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI.V.SRINIVASA RAGHAVAN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.LOMESH KIRAN N, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. REGIONAL DIRECTOR (SOUTH EAST REGION) MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 3RD FLOOR, CORPORATE BHAVAN NEAR CENTRAL WATER BOARD, BANDLAGUDA THATTI ANNARAM VILLAGE, HAYAT NAGAR MANDAL NAGOLE, HYDERABAD TELANGANA-500068 2. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS ‘A’ WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD NEW DELHI-110 001 3. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110001 ... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICES DATED 2.5.2019 DATED 10.6.2019 AND 26.9.2019 ISSUED BY R-1 TO THE PETITIONER PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, B, C RESPECTIVELY.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER In this petition, petitioner has prayed for the following relief:
“To quash the impugned notices bearing No.F.No.Kontoor/206(5)/RD(SER/2019/811 dated 02.05.2019, No.F No.5/RD(SER)/ 206(5)/VF Brands/ROC(B)/ 2019/1566 dated 10.06.2019 and bearing No.F.No.5/RD(SER)/ 206(5)/VF Brands/ROC(B)/2019 dated 26.09.2019 issued by Respondent No.1 to the petitioner produced at Annexures-‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ respectively.”
2. As is evident from the impugned communication, it is only seeking certain records from the petitioner for inspection. Thus, the present writ petition is pre-mature and the same is not maintainable.
3. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned authority.
4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach before the appropriate forum at appropriate stage.
Sd/- JUDGE GH