Overview
- A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Soumen Sen with Justice Syam Kumar V.M. stayed the Single Judge’s March 12 order removing Vellappally Natesan and other SNDP Yogam directors.
- The court recorded that the appellants possess Director Identification Numbers under the Companies Act while Kerala has not framed DIN rules, weakening the disqualification ground.
- Judges noted the Inspector General of Registration’s condonation of delayed returns and the organisation’s original records being tied up in court from 2009 to 2019.
- The Single Judge’s direction for the State to nominate interim directors remains on hold under an earlier status quo order.
- The appeals, including WA 693/2026 filed by Natesan, Tushar Vellappally and others, are posted for further hearing.