In its order dated December 18, the NCLAT had said Tata Sons had hurriedly changed its status to private company from public 'with the help of the Registrar of Companies'
A lawyer associated with the matter had said earlier that the appeal against the NCALT decision would be mentioned for early listing on reopening of the apex court after the winter break
But says he will protect minority shareholders' rights
Ratan Tata does not think Tata Sons is 'quasi-partnership'; Cyrus Mistry does. The SC will have to sort out the vexed issue
RoC counsel told the Tribunal that they were merely following orders of the NCLT
The analysis is based on the annual audited consolidated finances of all listed Tata Group firms for the respective financial years
Ratan Tata has also filed a petition in the Supreme Court appealing it to set aside the NCLAT order which restored former Tata group chairman, Cyrus Mistry as Executive Chairman
In restoring Cyrus Mistry, NCLAT failed to consider the implications of the order, Tata Sons said in their appeal
The Tata Trusts holds 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons - the holding company of Tata Group companies - and Ratan Tata is the chairman of the Trusts
NCLAT judgment raises several questions
Mistry and his team are reviewing the legal situation
Tata Sons on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the December 18 decision of the NCLAT restoring Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of the group. The Tata Group sought stay of the verdict by which the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled as "illegal" the appointment of N Chandrasekaran as head of the holding company of over USD 110 billion salt-to-software conglomerate. "We have challenged the NCLAT decision in its entirety," a lawyer associated with the matter said. The petition has sought a direction from the apex court to set aside or quash the findings of the tribunal which held that the group's chairman emeritus Ratan Tata's actions against Mistry were oppressive. The NCLAT had stayed the operation of the judgement with respect to reinstatement of Mistry for four weeks to allow the Tatas to appeal. The NCLAT had also quashed the conversion of Tata Sons into a private company from a public firm. It also directed Tata Sons not to take any action
A two-member NCLAT Bench headed by chairperson Justice S J Mukhopadhaya pronounced its judgement over the petitions moved by Mistry and two investment firms challenging his removal from the group
While restoring Mistry to the position, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal held that the appointment of N Chandrasekaran as executive chairman was illegal
After Mistry's ouster, Tata Sons also inducted former Hindustan Unilever head, Harish Manwani and Saurabh Agarwal as directors
Ratan Tata will have to take a backseat, considering the strictures passed by the NCLAT
If all those decisions are null and void, the group's business will be in a mess, an official pointed out.
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The decision came at the fag-end of the trading session and saw most Tata group stocks react to the development