Company Name Change Doesn’t Affect Decree Awarded To It: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a civil court decree passed in a company’s former name continues to remain valid and enforceable even after the company changes its name.

The Court clarified that a mere name change does not create a new legal entity, the company’s legal identity remains the same.

This decision came in a case where execution of a decree was challenged on the ground that the name of the decree-holder company had changed.

Thus, finding that no substantial question of law arises for consideration, it dismissed the appeal.

(Antony v. Tata Tea Ltd.)