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Corporate Laws — Company Law — Control of company — Acquisition of controlling interest of a company — Friendly or Hostile — Scope — Held, in a friendly acquisition, management of the target company sells its controlling shares...

The special leave petitions are dismissed.

Mr. Jaideep Gupta, learned senior counsel appearing for the State of Kerala prays for fixing a date for hearing of the case.

The amount that has been deposited by the appellant shall be kept in a short term fixed deposit in the UCO Bank, Supreme Court Compound, New Delhi, so that interest can be accrued on the same.

The Appellant has filed this appeal aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court of Manipur at Imphal by which his election to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from Moirang Assembly constituency was declared as void.

We have heard Mr. Jayant K. Sud, learned counsel for the appellant.

 Leave granted.

Delay condoned.

The petitioner, a public spirited person, has preferred this writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India for issue of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondent...

Civil Appeal No. 5913 of 2008 is being treated as the leading case, hence, the facts of the said appeal are given below