1996 (9) TMI 135

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..... s taken up for final disposal with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, showing regard to the nature of the relief sought for in the writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the parties on record. The petitioner in this writ petition has sought for a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to hand over the possession of the Ship [M.T. STEREGUSHDITY (sic)] to the pe .....

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..... The learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the notices as required under Section 110 of the Act were issued to all the directors of the petitioner's company including the officers concerned. He also placed before me the copies of the acknowledgements received by the directors to whom the notices were addressed in their names. He drew my attention to the acknowledgement given by T.R. Ka .....

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..... not be said to be notices properly addressed and served to the petitioner's Company. 3. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties. Having regard to what is stated above, it cannot be said that this is a case where no notice at all was issued to the petitioner as required under Section 110 of the Act. Whether the notices issued to the individual Directors, offic .....

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..... including the contentions raised in the writ petition within a given time. In the event of the petitioner filing such reply, the respondents should also complete the adjudication proceedings within a given time frame having regard to the fact that the matter is pending for more than two years. The learned counsel for the petitioner, at this stage urged that the respondents, should, in the first p .....

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..... question whether the notice as required under Section 110 of the Act was issued to the petitioner and depending on the order on that question, shall proceed further in accordance with law , within four weeks. All the contentions of the parties are left open. The writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. In view of the disposal of the writ petition, no order are necessary in W.M.P. No. 6404 of 1995 .....

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