Some of the history of these CRIMINAL cases against M&M:
There are seventeen criminal cases pending against M&M before various courts and authorities. The details of these are as follows:
i. A dealership contract of one of the dealer was terminated by M&M. Pursuant to that three criminal complaints have been filed against M&M under section 425, 420, 409, 467, 471, 120B, 323, 505, 504 read with Section 34 of IPC by the dealer and two of his customers alleging that the due payment of consideration by demand drafts aggregating to Rs. 2.2 million, Rs. 0.2 million and Rs. 0.2 million respectively has been made but M&M has not delivered the tractors to them. M&M has filed criminal writ petition in one of the complaints before the High Court at Mumbai. The court has admitted the application and stayed the criminal process. M&M has filed a criminal revision petition pertaining to the other two, before the High Court at Mumbai, which have been admitted and stay of the proceedings in the lower courts has been granted.
ii. A customer of M&M filed a complaint under Section 420 of the IPC against M&M and its directors alleging supply of inferior quality vehicle. A petition under section 482 for quashing the proceeding has been filed, which is pending for hearing.
iii. A customer of M&M filed a complaint under Section 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120 B of IPC alleging that M&M is guilty of cheating and supplying defective vehicle. The High Court at Patna has quashed the proceedings under Section 482 CrPC. The matter is pending for final hearing.
iv. The commissioner of excise and prohibition has filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court against the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court releasing the confiscated vehicle of M&M. The M&M vehicle was being transported from Zaheerabad factory to the regional sales depot at Chennai on stock transfer through a transport agency when it was intercepted by the excise inspector. The matter is pending for hearing.
v. A dealer of M&M has filed a criminal complaint before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal against M&M and its directors alleging six cheques deposited by M&M in the bank were stolen from his premises and were not issued by him. M&M and its directors have filed a petition to quash the proceeding before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which has stayed the proceeding, pending the hearing and final disposal of the petition.
vi. Three criminal complaints has been filed against the occupier and manager of the Kandivli Unit (Farm Equipment and Auto Sector) of M&M under Factories Act, 1948 by Deputy Director for Industrial Safety and Health alleging that the specified safety and health standards were not met by the unit. The cases arose from the injury suffered by workmen working at the above unit. The matters are pending with the Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri, Mumbai.
vii. Six criminal complaints have been filed against the occupier and manager of Kandivli unit (Auto Sector) of M&M, by Director for Industrial Safety and Health alleging that the unit had violated Section 54 of the Factories Act, 1948 by working beyond 9 hours without permission from the authorities. The case is pending before the Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri, Mumbai. 307
viii. A dealer of the company has filed complaint under Section 420, 467, 471, 384, 34 and 147 of IPC against the company and its directors alleging that the company has filed a false case against him under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act as the cheques in question were not issued to M&M. The matter is pending for hearing and next hearing is scheduled on September 4, 2006.
These may or may not include any current Criminal cases against M&M, but you get the kind of company M&M is, and as they say:
Past is the best indicator of Future
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