Cyrus Mistry-Tata Sons feud: A chronology of events in the court battle that lead to NCLT's rejection of allegations

Mumbai: Following is the chronology in the Tata Sons-Cyrus Mistry case 2016 1) 24 October: Tata Sons ousts Cyrus Mistry from the post of chairman; names Ratan Tata as interim chairman 2) 25 October: Mistry writes to Tata Sons’ board accusing ‘shadow control’ by the Tata Trustees 3) 19 December: Mistry resigns as director from all Tata group firms 4) 20 December: Mistry moves National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) alleging oppression of minority shareholders and mismanagement [caption id=“attachment_3153446” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Ratan Tata (left) and Cyrus Mistry. AFP[/caption] 2017 1) 12 January: Tata Sons names N Chandrashekaran as Chairman 2) 6 February: Mistry removed from the post of director of Tata Sons’ board 3) 21 September: Tata Sons’ board approves plan to become a private company 8) 12 June: NCLT sets 4 July as the date of order 2018 1) 4 July: NCLT defers judgement till 9 July 2) 9 July:  NCLT dismisses Cyrus Mistry’s pleas challenging his removal as chairman of Tata Sons. The tribunal says Mistry was removed as the board and its members lost confidence in him.