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2 articles on family-company.

Needle Industries v. Needle Industries Newey: oppression, rights issues and equitable justice

A three-judge bench refused a finding of oppression over a FERA-driven rights issue, but moulded an equitable money remedy — the foundational Indian statement of what 'oppression' means under company law.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

Sangramsinh P. Gaekwad v. Shantadevi P. Gaekwad: the oppression standard in a family company

The Supreme Court's fullest modern restatement of the law of oppression — reaffirming that relief requires a continuous, deliberate course of unfair conduct, not isolated acts, in a dispute over the Baroda royal family's companies.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min