the original registered office of the company was at Sabharwal’s Punjabi Bagh home. Two years later, on January 6, 2004, the registered office of the firm was changed to 6, Moti Lal Nehru Place. This was the official residence of Sabharwal as the then Supreme Court judge. Finally, on October 23, 2004 the company’s registered office was once again shifted back to 3/81 Punjabi Bagh. Similarly, the registered office of Sug Exports, also owned by Chetan and Nitin, was shifted from 3/81 Punjabi Bagh residence to the ex CJI’s official residence at 6, Moti Lal Nehru Place on January 6, 2004. As in the case of Pawan Impex, after about 11 months, Sug Exports
was shifted back to the Punjabi Bagh house. Asked for his reaction yesterday evening, the former CJI said the companies were registered at the residence only for postal purposes. He
said he was not aware that the addresses of the companies were shifted to his official residence
when he was a judge of the SC. “I don’t know whether it was ever shifted (from Punjabi Bagh to Motilal Nehru Place) or not. Who told you it was shifted? I don’t think it was shifted. When
was it shifted? Give me the dates,” Sabharwal said. “I cannot help it if nobody understands the legal point.
The postal address is not barred anywhere. Letters come. Registered office (of the three companies) is for postal purposes,” he added. When questioned if the shifting of the registered office to Motilal Nehra Place was legal, Justice Sabharwal hung up. When contacted, MCD
spokesperson D C Mathur, said, “Any premises not falling under mixed land use or commercial
activity roads as specified in the notification of MCD should be sealed.” Even as sealing and demolitions were carried out in Sabharwal’s own backyard of Punjabi Bagh, MCD inspectors
on the prowl in the area chose to ignore the letter box with the names of all the three companies on it hanging outside the entrance to the 3/81 house. The ground floor is currently under renovation to prepare the place for Sabharwal’s return after his retirement. Currently,
Sabharwal’s elder brother, Jagmohan, lives in the house with his family. Jagmohan
said, “It is a postal address. It is for the purpose of receiving post that the registered office
is there. No commercial activity takes place here.”
was shifted back to the Punjabi Bagh house. Asked for his reaction yesterday evening, the former CJI said the companies were registered at the residence only for postal purposes. He
said he was not aware that the addresses of the companies were shifted to his official residence
when he was a judge of the SC. “I don’t know whether it was ever shifted (from Punjabi Bagh to Motilal Nehru Place) or not. Who told you it was shifted? I don’t think it was shifted. When
was it shifted? Give me the dates,” Sabharwal said. “I cannot help it if nobody understands the legal point.
The postal address is not barred anywhere. Letters come. Registered office (of the three companies) is for postal purposes,” he added. When questioned if the shifting of the registered office to Motilal Nehra Place was legal, Justice Sabharwal hung up. When contacted, MCD
spokesperson D C Mathur, said, “Any premises not falling under mixed land use or commercial
activity roads as specified in the notification of MCD should be sealed.” Even as sealing and demolitions were carried out in Sabharwal’s own backyard of Punjabi Bagh, MCD inspectors
on the prowl in the area chose to ignore the letter box with the names of all the three companies on it hanging outside the entrance to the 3/81 house. The ground floor is currently under renovation to prepare the place for Sabharwal’s return after his retirement. Currently,
Sabharwal’s elder brother, Jagmohan, lives in the house with his family. Jagmohan
said, “It is a postal address. It is for the purpose of receiving post that the registered office
is there. No commercial activity takes place here.”
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