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TVS family files 8 caveats in Chennai ownership dispute
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TVS Motor chairman-emeritus Venu Srinivasan, son Sudarshan, wife Mallika and daughter Lakshmi filed eight caveats in Chennai courts on October 12, Livemint reported. Caveats require courts to hear a party before acting on rival petitions. Father and son filed against mother and daughter, and vice versa. Filings followed reports Mallika and Lakshmi sought a fair TVS Group asset settlement.
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What It Means For You
- A spokesperson for Mallika and Lakshmi reiterated desire for amicable resolution through transparent dialogue.
- Sources told businessline the duo continue pushing for internal settlement without a suit filed yet.
- Venu Srinivasan and Sudarshan control TVS Holdings under a 2024 family agreement, Livemint said.
What's Happening
- Venu Srinivasan filed the first caveat on October 12 naming Lakshmi and Mallika in City Civil Court.
- All four family members also filed caveats in the Commercial Court the same day.
- Lakshmi filed an additional City Civil Court caveat on October 13 naming her father.
2020 Split And 2024 MoU
- The wider TVS business was divided between Venu Srinivasan and cousins in 2020.
- A 2024 agreement gave Sudarshan and Lakshmi control of TVS Motor and Sundaram-Clayton Ltd.
- Venu and Sudarshan reportedly gave much ownership to Sudarshan, prompting the settlement push.
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