Preity Zinta in a legal battle with Punjab Kings' co owners; Court Proceeding initiated

Preity Zinta, a Bollywood actress and one of the directors of KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, has approached the Chandigarh court against co-directors Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia. The company owns the IPL franchise Punjab Kings.

She has filed a suit in the court and has challenged the legality of the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on April 21. Preity Zinta has claimed that the meeting was conducted in violation of the Companies Act, 2013, and Secretarial Standards.

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She has alleged that the EGM was held despite the objections she raised via email on April 10. Preity Zinta has claimed that her objections were disregarded by Burman who went ahead and conducted the meeting with the active support of Wadia.

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Even though she attended the meeting along with other directors, she urged the court to declare the EGM illegal and invalid. The Punjab Kings co-owner has also prayed to restrain the company and her fellow co-owners from giving effect to any resolution that was passed at the meeting.

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During the meeting, Muneesh Khanna was appointed as a director despite objections from Zinta and another director Karan Paul. Zinta in her suit has urged the court to restrain Khanna from acting or holding himself out as a director of the company.

Court issues notice

She has also urged to court to restrain the company and other directors from convening any further board meetings or general meetings and/or conducting any business relating to the affairs of the company without her presence and that of Paul, and in the presence of Muneesh Khanna, during the pendency of the suit.

According to reports, the court has already issued notices to the defendants for filing replies in response to the suit.

Preity Zinta's Punjab Kings shine in IPL 2025:

Even though not all is well among the co-owners of Punjab Kings at the moment, Preity Zinta has been a constant presence in the stands during the ongoing IPL season. And after years of disappointing campaigns, Punjab Kings are finally enjoying a memorable season.

Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the Punjab-based outfit has already qualified for the playoffs. They will be playing in the playoffs for the first time since 2014. With 17 points from 12 games, Punjab Kings are currently at the third spot in the points table and will be eyeing a top-two finish.