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it
ion,
2019

MOOTPROPOSI
TION

I
NTHECASEOF:

BRUCEBANERJEEANDTREEBACHAONGOV.STARKPRI
VATE
LIMITED
1.Mr
.TonySur
yav
anshi
,isani
ndust
ri
ali
standt
her
enownedf
aceoft
heSt
ark
I
ndust
ri
es,whi
chi
sapr
ivat
eli
mit
edcompany
.St
arki
soneoft
henewemer
ging
manuf
act
urer
sofLeat
heri
nZi
ndi
a.Thecompanyheadquar
ter
sofSt
arki
slocat
ed
i
nDat
ia,ar
emot
eandav
erydensel
ypopul
atedar
eai
nthest
ateofVi
ndhy
a
Pr
adeshi
nZi
ndi
aandt
heLeat
hermanuf
act
uri
nguni
tissi
tuat
edadj
acentt
othe
headquar
ter
s.St
arkhasav
erygoodr
eput
ati
onwi
tht
hegener
alpubl
i
candi
ts
cl
i
ent
sbecausei
tcont
ri
but
essi
gni
fi
cant
lyt
otheeconomyofVi
ndhy
aPr
adesh
andi
tsmanuf
act
uri
nguni
tpr
ovi
desempl
oymentt
oal
argenumberofpeopl
e.I
t
hasal
sohel
pedt
hegov
ernmenti
ndev
elopi
ngbet
teri
nfr
ast
ruct
urei
nVi
ndhy
a
Pr
adesh.

2.Thegeogr
aphi
calf
act
ors,av
ail
abi
l
ityofnat
uralr
esour
cesandt
heav
ail
abi
l
ityof
masscheapl
aborandwor
kmenmadet
hesmal
landr
emot
ear
eaofDat
iaan
i
deall
ocat
ionf
orset
ti
ng up aLeat
herpr
ocessi
ng i
ndust
ry,t
hiswasf
urt
her
compl
i
ment
edbyt
heVi
ndhy
aPr
adeshgov
ernment
’sdecl
arat
iont
opr
omot
eand
pr
opagat
eindust
ri
esoper
ati
ng i
n Dat
ia and t
hei
rpr
omi
set
ofaci
l
itat
esuch
i
ndust
ri
esbygr
ant
ingt
hem speci
alpr
ivi
l
eges.

3.TheLeat
hermanuf
act
uri
nguni
t,l
i
keal
lot
heri
ndust
ri
esoper
ati
ngi
nVi
ndhy
a
Pr
adeshdr
awswat
erf
rom t
hesacr
edr
iverofNar
mada,whi
chi
sper
cei
vedand
hasbeenaggr
andi
zedi
nthenameofadei
tybyt
hemaj
ori
typopul
aceofZi
ndi
a
whi
chi
sfur
thercompl
i
ment
edbyt
hef
actt
hati
tist
hesol
ewat
erbodyof
Vi
ndhy
aPr
adeshandi
sresponsi
blef
orensur
ingwat
ersuppl
ytot
hest
ate.

4.St
ark,
fordecadeshasr
eli
edont
heser
vicespr
ovi
dedt
oitbyI
ndophi
l
eChemi
cal
Lt
d.,a cor
por
ati
on engaged i
n suppl
yi
ng di
sinf
ect
ant
s and ot
herchemi
cal
s
essent
ialt
omi
ti
gat
ethet
oxi
cit
yoff
act
orywast
ebef
orei
tisdi
schar
gedi
ntot
he
openenv
ironmentandt
hecompani
eshav
ebeeni
nacor
dialr
elat
ionshi
pev
er
si
ncet
hei
ncor
por
ati
onofSt
ark.I
ndof
ilChemi
calpr
ovi
desmont
hlyshi
pment
sof
SVKM’
sNMI
MSKi
ri
tP.Meht
aSchool
ofLawNov
iceMootCour
tCompet
it
ion,
2019

t
hedi
sinf
ect
ant
stoSt
ark.Themaj
ordi
sinf
ect
ant
sinv
olv
edi
nthepur
if
icat
ion
pr
ocess oft
he r
esi
due ar
e Cal
vi
nol
-100,Pol
okl
ya 32,Ki
ninol
e(.
43 mg)and
Zubr
eat
ha.30gal
l
onsofCal
vi
nol
-100i
sthequi
ntessent
ialcompoundnecessar
y
t
oensur
ethatt
het
oxi
cit
yiscompl
etel
yroot
edoutf
rom t
hei
ndust
ri
alwast
e.
Howev
er,
suf
fi
ci
entbutnotcompl
etedi
sinf
ect
ingofi
ndust
ri
alwast
ecanbedone
wi
thoutt
heuseofCal
vi
nol
-100.

5.Mr
.Br
uceBaner
jeei
sthechi
efoper
ati
ngof
fi
cerofhushki
tt
ies,
oneoft
hel
eadi
ng
l
eat
hershoemanuf
act
urer
sinZi
ndi
a,t
hesol
esuppl
i
erofl
eat
herf
ormaki
nghi
gh
qual
i
tyshoesbyHushKi
tt
ieswasSt
ark.Ther
ewasanagr
eementbet
weenMr
.
TonyandMr
.Br
uce,f
ort
hesuppl
yofl
eat
herf
ormanuf
act
uri
nghushki
tt
ies
shoes.Thel
eat
herwast
obesuppl
i
edonamont
hlybasi
s.Thenegot
iat
ionsf
or
t
hepr
ice,
quant
it
yandqual
i
tyofl
eat
hert
obesuppl
i
edwer
edonei
nthemi
ddl
eof
ev
erymont
hforsuppl
yofl
eat
herschedul
edi
nthef
ir
stweeknextmont
h.

6.HushKi
tt
iesbaggedacont
ractofav
eryl
argeandsi
gni
fi
cantpr
opor
ti
onswi
tha
r
enownedshoest
orechai
nnamel
y“Ti
miSo”
.Thesai
dcont
ractwasent
eredi
nto
on11.
07.
2017andt
heshoeswer
etobesuppl
i
edonur
gentbasi
son03.
08.
2017.
Theor
derwasf
or25000pai
rofshoest
othet
uneofasi
gni
fi
cantamountof
Rs.
2,50,
00,
000.Accor
dingl
y,Mr
.Baner
jeesentar
equestt
oMr
.Tonyf
ort
he
suppl
yoft
her
equi
redamountofl
eat
heron12.
07.
2017.Apar
tfr
om t
his,Mr
.
Baner
jeespentanamountt
othet
uneofRs.75,
00,
000onot
herr
aw mat
eri
als
r
equi
redf
ormanuf
act
uri
ngshoes.Hemadet
hepay
mentf
ort
hesai
dmat
eri
alsi
n
adv
anceashewasassur
edt
hatSt
arkwoul
ddot
het
imel
ydel
i
ver
yofl
eat
herand
t
heor
derwoul
dbecompl
etedwi
thi
ntheschedul
edt
ime.

7.On15.
07.
2017,
Mr.Baner
jeesentar
emi
ndert
oMr
.Tonyf
ort
heaf
oresai
dsuppl
y
ofl
eat
her
,bei
ng anor
derf
orasi
gni
fi
cantamount
,Mr
.Tonyr
epl
i
ed t
othe
r
emi
nderst
ati
ngt
hatt
hist
imeheneededhal
foft
heamountt
obepai
din
adv
ance.Mr
.Br
ucehadt
oar
rangef
ort
hesai
dsomeofmoney
,whi
cht
ooksome
t
imeandatl
ast
,theadv
ancewaspai
don18.
07.
2018.Mr
.Br
ucer
equest
edMr
.
Tonyt
ost
artt
hepr
oduct
ioni
mmedi
atel
y.Thel
eat
hermanuf
act
uri
ngst
art
edon
t
hesameday
.

8.I
ndof
ilChemi
calLt
d.wasi
nfor
med bySt
arkaboutsuppl
yi
ng 30 gal
l
onsof
SVKM’
sNMI
MSKi
ri
tP.Meht
aSchool
ofLawNov
iceMootCour
tCompet
it
ion,
2019

Cal
vi
nol100i
nthef
ir
stweekofJul
yofwhi
chonl
y20gal
l
onswassuppl
i
edby
I
ndof
ilduet
ofact
orsbey
ondt
hei
rcont
rol
.Howev
er,I
ndof
il
’si
ncapaci
tyt
odoso
di
dnotst
opSt
arkf
rom manuf
act
uri
ngl
eat
herasi
thadt
ofi
nisht
hepr
oduct
ion
r
equi
rementgi
venbyHushKi
tt
iesandt
heycont
inuedwi
thr
ampantpr
oduct
iont
o
meett
hedeadl
i
ne.

9.Thenextf
ewday
sov
ersawadr
ast
icchangei
nthev
eget
ati
onal
ongt
hebanksof
Nar
mada,wi
thf
ishesandaquat
icani
mal
soft
her
iverwashi
ngashor
edead,and
at
hickl
ayerofwast
esubst
anceont
her
iverwasv
isi
ble.Not
ici
ngt
hesai
d
changesi
nwat
erqual
i
ty,Mr
.TonySur
yav
anshigav
edi
rect
iont
oof
fi
cial
soft
he
manuf
act
uri
nguni
ttoi
mmedi
atel
ypausepr
oduct
ionunt
ilt
hedesi
redquant
it
yof
Cal
vi
nol100 i
s ar
ranged.Mr
.Tony was r
emi
nded aboutt
he deadl
i
ne f
or
pr
oduci
ngl
eat
herf
orHushKi
tt
iesbuther
efusedt
ocont
inuepr
oduct
ionst
ati
ng
t
hat“
saf
etyi
sofut
mosti
mpor
tance”
.

10.
Ont
hemor
ningof23rd Jul
y,2017somer
esi
dent
sincl
udi
ngMr
.Cl
arkofVi
ndhy
a
Pr
adeshf
eltashar
ppai
nint
hei
rchestandwokeupcr
it
ical
l
ycoughi
ngand
spi
tt
ingbl
ood,i
nanunconsci
ousst
ateandwer
etakent
otheci
ty’
spr
emi
er
hospi
talt
he‘
AII
MS’whi
ch,di
agnosedt
hem ofasev
eremedi
calcondi
ti
onbasi
ng
hi
sdi
agnosi
sont
heconcl
usi
ont
hatt
heyhadbeenconsumi
ngcont
ami
nat
ed
wat
erf
oral
ongt
ime.

11.
Consequentt
ost
oppi
ngpr
oduct
ion,St
arkwasnotabl
etosuppl
ythel
eat
hert
o
HushKi
tt
ieswi
thi
nthest
ipul
ateddeadl
i
ne.I
tcameasashockt
oMr
.Br
ucef
orhe
hadl
ostal
otofmoneyspentonot
herr
aw mat
eri
alsf
orpr
oduci
ngshoes.
Howev
er,
mor
ethant
hathewasaghastatt
hef
actt
hathi
scompanyhadt
olose
t
heent
ir
econt
ractwi
thTi
mmi
Soashewasnotabl
etosuppl
ytheshoeswi
thi
n
t
hest
ipul
atedt
ime.Outoff
rust
rat
ion,
hepost
edonFacebook"
Star
kar
eabunch
ofl
i
ars,cheat
sandt
hiev
eswi
thnoet
hics.Thewor
stcompanyev
erwi
thwhom
nooneshoul
ddeal
wit
h".Thesoci
almedi
aout
rageofMr
.Br
ucest
uckacor
dwi
th
t
hegener
alpubl
i
c.I
nnot
imet
heFacebookpostwasshar
edsev
eralt
housand
t
imes.

12.
Mr.Br
ucef
il
edacasei
ntheHi
ghCour
tofVi
ndhy
aPr
adeshf
ornegl
i
genceont
he
par
tofSt
ark.Hecl
aimedasum ofRs.4,
00,
00,
000t
owar
dst
heexpendi
tur
e
SVKM’
sNMI
MSKi
ri
tP.Meht
aSchool
ofLawNov
iceMootCour
tCompet
it
ion,
2019

i
ncur
redont
her
awmat
eri
als,
thel
osssuf
fer
edbecauseoft
her
epudi
ati
onoft
he
Ti
mmi
Socont
ractandt
hement
alagonysuf
fer
edbyhi
m andhi
sfami
l
yowi
ngt
o
t
henegl
i
genceont
hepar
tofSt
ark.

13.
Star
kPr
ivat
eLi
mit
edf
il
edacount
ercl
aim agai
nstMr
.Br
uce.I
twascont
endedby
t
hem t
hatowi
ngt
othemal
i
ciouspr
opaganda,
Star
kPr
ivat
eLi
mit
edhassuf
fer
ed
at
remendous l
oss ofi
mage,r
eput
ati
on and good-
wil
l
.The soci
almedi
a
mi
sinf
ormat
ioni
sfal
seanddef
amat
oryi
nnat
ure.Thi
scl
aim wassuppor
tedby
t
hef
actt
hatsuddenl
yaf
tert
heFacebookpost
s,t
her
ewasst
eepdecl
i
nei
nsal
es
ofSt
ark.

14.
Addi
ti
onal
l
y,aPubl
i
cInt
erestLi
ti
gat
ionwasf
il
edbyanNGOnamed“
TreeBachao”
seeki
ng damages and compensat
ion agai
nstSt
ark cont
endi
ng t
hati
thad
r
eleasedt
oxi
cwast
einNar
madawhi
chaf
fect
edt
heheal
thofv
ari
ouspeopl
eand
af
fect
ed t
he env
ironmentby cont
ami
nat
ing t
he wat
erand dest
roy
ing l
ocal
v
eget
ati
on.

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sNMI
MSKi
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ion,
2019

mai
ntai
nabl
eornot
?

I
I.Whet
herSt
arkPvt
.Lt
d.i
sli
abl
efort
hel
osst
oMr
.Br
uceandhi
scompany
becauseoft
her
epudi
ati
onoft
heTi
mmi
Socont
ract
?

I
II
.Whet
herMr
.Br
ucei
sli
abl
efordef
ami
ngt
her
eput
ati
onandgoodwi
llofMr
.
TonyandSt
arkPvt
.Lt
d.?

I
V.Whet
herSt
arkPvt
.Lt
d.i
sli
abl
eforvol
unt
ari
lydamagi
ngt
heenvi
ronmentof
Vi
ndhy
aandcausi
ngdamaget
otheheal
thandwel
l-
bei
ngoft
hepeopl
e?