(2024) ibclaw.in 271 SC
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Diamond Plast Industries
v.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 19520/2017
Decided on 01-Oct-24
Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih
Judgment/Order:
O R D E R
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners.
By approaching the High Court by way of Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners claimed from the State Government the amounts which according to the petitioners were due and payable to them by the Hyderabad Allwyn Ltd. (HAL), a company which went in liquidation. The petitioners made their claim before the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR). The claim was not accepted and a liberty was granted to the petitioners to file a Civil Suit. The order of the has BIFR attained finality. However, the petitioners have not availed the remedy of filing a Civil Suit.
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has taken us through the various documents. None of the documents establish that the liability of HAL was taken over by the State Government. The High Court has made threadbare consideration of the claim made by the petitioners and has held that the petitioners have not established that the State Government is liable to pay the amounts allegedly payable by HAL to them.
After having carefully perused the impugned judgment of the High Court, we find no error in the view taken by the High Court.
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners pointed out that by amending the Writ Petition, the action of the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation Council was challenged by the petitioners.
Apart from the fact that the impugned judgment shows that the said challenge was not pressed, in this Special Leave Petition filed in the year 2017, Andhra Pradesh Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation Council is not even made a party. We may note that the High Court has considered the note put up by the Joint Secretary, Finance Department to the Government on 13th July, 2016 which deals with all the issues including the issue raised under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. The note records that in the instant case, the Government is neither a buyer nor a seller and therefore, no purpose will be served by approaching the Industry Facilitation Council.
Hence, we are unable to accept the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. The Special Leave Petitions are accordingly dismissed. Pending applications also stand disposed of.
Original judgment copy is available here.
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