- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40275 WP No. 50179 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.50179 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI. RAVINDRA SINGH SINGHVI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O SHRI. DASRATHMAL SINGHVI, CURRENTLY WORKING WITH C/O DANGOTE SUGAR REFINERY PLC, GDNL ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, TERMINAL E, SHED NO.20, NPA APAPA WHARF COMPLEX, APAPA, LAGOS, NIGERIA AND ALSO HAVING PLACE OF RESIDENCEIN INDIA AT NO.18-A, CHINAR DRIVE, DLF CHHATTARPUR FARMS, NEW DELHI-110 074. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVASAN S.K., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40275 WP No. 50179 of 2019 AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS SHASTRI BHAVAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2. REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, KARNATAKA E WING, 2ND FLOOR, KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560 034. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.N. KUMAR, CGC FOR R.1 TO R.2.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 185(4) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 14 AND IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF PART III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40275 WP No. 50179 of 2019 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. Both the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as for respondent Nos.1 and 2 together submit that C.C.No.30/2019 is pending on the file of the Special Court for Economic Offences, Bengaluru. During the pendency of the proceedings, a compounding application has been filed by the petitioner, which has been accepted by the respondents in terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. It is further submitted that the required formalities as per the Companies Act shall be completed by both the petitioner as well as for respondent Nos.1 and 2. In the light of the same, it is submitted that the petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous. 2. The submission of both the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as for respondent Nos.1 and 2 is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, with a direction to the parties concerned to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40275 WP No. 50179 of 2019 complete the necessary formalities as submitted by them before this Court. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52