CASE BRIEF
Case Name: Sri Lakshmi Hotel Pvt. Limited & Anr vs Sriram City Union Finance Ltd & Anr.
Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 13785 of 2025
Citation: 2025 INSC 1327
Court: Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Mr. Justice, K.V. Viswanathan
Date: 18 November 2025
1. FACTUAL MATRIX
In the recent case of Mitchell and another (Joint Liquidators of MBI International & Partners Inc (In Liquidation)) v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber [2025] UKSC 43, the UK Supreme Court clarified the scope of fiduciary duties owed by directors and controllers of companies following the commencement of liquidation. The Court determined that a director whose statutory powers have ceased may still owe fiduciary duties if he purports to exercise authority over the company’s assets and intermeddles with them dishonestly.
ARBITRATION
Date: 09 December, 2025
Case Name: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. BCL Secure Premises Pvt. Ltd. Civil Appeal No. 14647 of 2025
Forum: Supreme Court
核心要点
在Novabrite Lighting Sdn Bhd v Emrail Sdn Bhd（Balaranee Construction，介入人）[2025] 11 MLJ 275一案中，高庭明确表示，法庭不会允许欠债人以司法管理作为战术手段，来阻挠债权人执行行动，而非真诚地推进公司重整。高庭以滥用诉讼程序为由驳回司法管理申请，并认可债权人在司法管理触动自动暂缓令期间提交的清盘申请，同时作出把关令，规定日后任何新的司法管理申请均须先取得法庭许可方可提出。
此外，高庭亦强调《2016年公司法》下的法定前置条件必须被严格遵守；反复依赖自动暂缓令本身亦可能构成滥用诉讼程序，并且法院将主动干预, 即便是自行行使职权（ex proprio motu），以防司法管理机制被“武器化”对付债权人。
A. 背景事实
Balaranee Construction 是 Emrail Sdn Bhd 的无担保债权人，其债权来源于未支付的劳务费用。当Emrail 未能按约定还款后，Balaranee 发出了法定通知，并随后提呈清盘申请。
Considering Company Liquidation in Poland?
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has clarified the circumstances in which a liquidator may recover deposit funds paid to a third party and the extent to which a counterparty may rely on the good-faith defence under section 588FG of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Waypark Commercial Mortgage 1 Ltd v Vanguard Number 1 Ltd (in liquidation) [2025] EWHC 1786 (Ch)
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