LAKSHMI AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS LTD. vs LARSEN & TOURBO LTD. . — C.A. No. 4532 - 4533/2003

Case Summary: Lakshmi Automatic Loom Works Ltd. v. Larsen & Tourbo Ltd. Outcome: The Supreme Court set aside the Madras High Court Division Bench's judgment and remanded all three consolidated appeals back to the High Court, finding that the lower court failed to comply with mandatory procedural requirements under Order 41 Rule 31 CPC and Letters Patent provisions. Next Steps: Parties must appear before Madras High Court on February 25, 2013, for appropriate directions. The High Court is requested to decide the appeals expeditiously within six months. Any amounts already paid remain subject to the First Appellate Court's final decision. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.