SURAJ PRAKASH ARORA & ORS. vs ROSHANARA CLUB LIMITED & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th April, 2025 + CS(OS) 210/2025 & I.A. 8546/2025 SURAJ PRAKASH ARORA & ORS. .....Plaintiffs Through: Mr. Mohit Chaudhary, Mr. Kunal Sachdeva and Ms. Katyayani Vajpayee, Advocates. versus ROSHANARA CLUB LIMITED & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Manik Dogra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Lalltaksh Joshi, Mr. Dhruv Pande, Mr.Imon Benerjee and Ms. Ananya Sanjiv Saraogi, Advocates for Defendant No.1. Mr. Santosh Kumar Rout, Standing Counsel with Ms. Dharna Veragi, Mr. B.N. Mishra and Ms.Shilpa Chaursia, Advocates for BoB/ Defendant No.14. Mr. Arun Aggarwal and Mr. Shivam Saini, Advocates also for BoB/Defendant No.14. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. 1. Plaintiffs are stated to be veteran members of Roshanara Club Limited (‘RCL’), a Public Limited Company incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 (‘1956 Act’). RCL was established as a not-for-profit charitable company promoting commerce, art, science and charity under Section 25 of the 1956 Act and is now governed under Section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 (‘2013 Act’). Present suit has been filed by the Plaintiffs seeking the following reliefs against Defendants No. 2 to 10: Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:KAMAL KUMAR CS(OS) 210/2025 Page 1 of 33 Signing Date:17.04.2025 15:43:18 “1. Declare that Defendant Nos. 2 to 10 have forfeited their authority and ceased to represent Roshanara Club Limited (RCL) in any capacity, including as Secretary, General Secretary, Director(s), or members of the Executive Committee/Management Committee, by virtue of the expiration of their term of office on 30.09.2023, pursuant to Clause 44 of the Memorandum of Association of RCL., and/or 2. Declare that, with effect from 01.10.2023, Defendant Nos.