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<keyword id="844256" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pallonji-shapoorji-mistry" source="Orion">Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry</keyword>, the billionaire realtor and industrialist, and Chairman Emeritus of the venerable Shapoorji Pallonji Group, passed away at his home here late last night, official sources said here on Tuesday. He was 93 and is survived by his sons Shapoorji and Cyrus P. Mistry -- latter who was in the limelight for the huge corporate tussle with the Tata Group a few years ago, and two daughters, Laila and Aloo -- the latter wedded to Noel Tata, half-brother of Ratan Tata. The Shapoorji Pallonji Group is renowned in the realty and engineering sectors and constructed several landmark buildings like the RBI headquarters, SBI, HSBC, Grindlay Bank, Hongkong &amp; Shanghai Bank and others in south Mumbai, besides other major infrastructure projects. The Group had also produced the iconic Hindi film, K. Asif's 'Mughal-E-Azam' (1960), then the most expensive one and till date it reigns among the top popular movies of Bollywood. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/google-invests-in-indian-fintech-startup-progap-which-provides-credit-to-smes/articleshow/92509038.cms">Google invests in Indian fintech startup Progap which provides credit to SMEs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/news/lays-kurkure-and-bingo-are-taking-over-indian-snacks-like-aloo-bhujia/articleshow/92508625.cms">Lay’s, Kurkure and Bingo are taking over Indian snacks like Aloo Bhujia, Murukku</a>

Cyrus Mistry's father, Pallonji Mistry passes away at 93

The funeral of industrialist Cyrus Pallonji <keyword id="6391150" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="mistry" source="Orion">Mistry</keyword>, a scion of the <keyword id="261354" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shapoorji-pallonji-group" source="Orion">Shapoorji Pallonji Group</keyword>, shall be held here on Tuesday morning, his family said in a moving tribute, though they omitted any reference to the tycoon's brief tenure in <keyword id="6355725" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="tata-group" source="Orion">Tata Group</keyword>. "It is with utmost sadness that we announce the sudden and untimely demise of our beloved Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, 54. He succumbed to injuries from an unfortunate car accident on Sunday," said the family. He is survived by his wife Rohiqa, sons Firoz and Zahan, mother Patsy Mistry, sisters Laila Rustom Jehangir and Aloo Noel Tata and brother <keyword id="844645" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shapoor-mistry" source="Orion">Shapoor Mistry</keyword>. Born on July 4, 1968, Mistry earned a civil engineering degree from London's Imperial College of Science and Technology and a postgraduate degree of Master of Science in Management from London Business School. CPM, as he was fondly known, was a voracious reader and joined the family business in March 1991 as a Director, overseeing the group's construction business. Mistry's entrepreneurial <keyword id="34279" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mindset" source="Orion">mindset</keyword> helped the Shapoorji Pallonji Group achieve many milestones over the past two decades, including one of India's first integrated, project-financed power plants, and the development of India's first biotechnology park. With his vision and eye for detail, he was instrumental in steering the Group from a pure contractor to a 'value-added' player, by developing competencies in allied areas such as EPC and 'Design &amp; Build'. He also envisioned, and oversaw, the evolution of the Group into an end-to-end business group, spanning design and engineering, construction, and asset development, and committed to a journey of lifelong learning across multiple disciplines. Despite his success, Mistry always kept a low profile, away from the limelight, deeply valued righteousness and honesty, and was known for his transparency and integrity in all his business dealings, it said. "He was extremely humble, approachable to all, and always lent a helping hand to the less fortunate. Deeply loved by his family, he was a friend to countless many. We pray that his soul rests in eternal peace," the family said. Mistry's last rites shall be performed at the Worli Crematorium at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. "A friend to many, loved by all. A life well lived," the bereaved family added, requesting "No condolence visits please". The young tycoon Mistry's abrupt departure stunned the country and left the Indian corporate world shocked. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/indias-external-debt-rose-8-2-in-2021-22-to-620-billion/articleshow/94017888.cms">India's external debt rose 8.2% in 2021-22 to $620 billion</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/marriage-is-a-sacrament-says-centre-to-sc-in-restitution-of-conjugal-rights-case/articleshow/94017818.cms">Marriage is a sacrament says Centre to SC in restitution of conjugal rights case</a>

Mistry's funeral on Tuesday, family's moving tribute omits Tata stint

<ul><li>Pallonji was once believed to be India’s richest Parsi and probably one of the richest Irishmen too. </li><li>He was nicknamed The Phantom of <keyword id="275791" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bombay-house" source="Orion">Bombay House</keyword> as he wielded a lot of power at the <keyword id="6355725" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-group" source="Orion">Tata Group</keyword>’s headquarters at one point in time. </li><li>When Pallonji’s father Shapoorji was bankrolling Mughal-E-Azam, the younger Mistry was nervous about the ballooning budget, and advised his father against it.</li></ul>Very little is known about <keyword id="6689214" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pallonji-mistry" source="Orion">Pallonji Mistry</keyword> who was the chairman emeritus of the <keyword id="261354" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shapoorji-pallonji-group" source="Orion">Shapoorji Pallonji group</keyword> – but has been crowned one of the Moghuls of real estate. And why not? The unlisted company had built every iconic building of South Mumbai – be it the Taj Colaba or the Oberoi Hotel. Abroad, the company built the places of Oman’s king and the President of Ghana. In fact, their ability to build seems to be how they ended up as one of the biggest shareholders of the Tata Group. They had started accumulating shares during Pallonji Mistry’s father’s time when Shapoorji Pallonjigroup was building factories for Tata Steel and Tata Motors – and were paid for, in shares. The <keyword id="14307253" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="richest-irishman" source="Orion">richest Irishman</keyword>, the richest Parsi These shares in the rapidly expanding group are what made Pallonji a billionaire who is now worth around $28.9 billion according to<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/pallonji-mistry/#xj4y7vzkg"> the Bloomberg Billionaires index</a>, which makes him the 41st richest Indian. Most of his wealth comes from their 18.4% stake in Tata Sons – which they have decided to offload following a feud. While his own construction company has interests in India and the Middle East, he also owns the consumer goods company, Eureka Forbes — a name that most of India’s households heard when water purifiers became a thing. At one point in time, however, Pallonji was believed to be India’s richest Parsi and also counted among the richest Irishmen too. Pallonji had given up his Indian citizenship in 2003 as he was married to an Irish woman, Patsy Perin Dubash. He however continued to reside at his sea-facing bungalow in the uptown Walkeshwar area of Mumbai. The Phantom of Bombay House The reticent billionaire was also nicknamed The Phantom of Bombay House due to the power he had wielded over the Tata Group’s headquarters at one point in time – though he was not ever present. However, all his friends – be it Adi Godrej, the chairman of the Godrej Group, Deepak Parekh, the chairman of HDFC and others know him as a warm and caring person and a good host. But only a select few people have the privilege of knowing him. Coomi Kapoor’s book ‘<a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/how-shapoorji-pallonji-jr-built-his-construction-empire-and-why-khojeste-mistree-is-a-religious-pop-star-among-the-parsis-7431872/">The Tatas, Freddie Mercury &amp; Other Bawas</a>' however has an interesting tidbit about him. When Pallonji’s father Shapoorji was bankrolling India’s biggest movie production, Mughal-E-Azam, the younger Mistry was nervous about the ballooning budget of the movie and the fact that it was being reshot. He tried to talk his father out of the ‘dead investments’, but the senior did not listen. However, the movie crashed all box office records of time – paying off his father’s penchant for perfection. Pallonji’s son Cyrus Mistry seems to have taken a leaf from it. After he became the chairman of the Tata Group – a similar discord over funding expensive businesses is what led to the famous Cyrus Mistry-Ratan Tata feud – which became one of India’s long-drawn corporate battles — leading to their decision to sell off their interest in Tata Sons, that’s been held for decades. With Pallonji’s death,<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/cyrus-mistrys-father-pallonji-mistry-passes-away-at-93/articleshow/92509875.cms"> the phantom of Bombay House ha</a>s now literally exited the building and the business. 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Pallonji Mistry, the elusive but powerful phantom of Bombay House

<ul><li>Cancerians, like <keyword id="111343" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="gautam-adani" source="Orion">Gautam Adani</keyword>, contributed 8.5% to the cumulative wealth, saw a 26.4% erosion.</li><li>Aries comes fourth, courtesy <keyword id="3820" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mukesh-ambani" source="Orion">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> who saw a 2% uptick in his wealth to top of the list.</li><li>Virgos, led by the likes of <keyword id="10020505" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shapoor-pallonji-mistry" source="Orion">Shapoor Pallonji Mistry</keyword> and Anil Agarwal contributed 9.6% to the list.</li></ul> The stars have to align for entrepreneurs to become billionaires, they say. While not everyone believes in it, 360 ONE Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2023 report gives a detailed list of the star signs of India’s most successful billionaires. As of 2023, those with the <keyword id="123559" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="pisces" source="Orion">Pisces</keyword> sign had a great year, followed by Taurus and Libra. Things were not that smooth for the Cancerians who saw 26% of their wealth eroded. While there was a cumulative wealth increase of almost 35% for the Pisces, Taurus saw an uptick of 26.6%. Librans were just behind with 25.2% growth in wealth. Virgos, Aquarians, Capricorns, Leos and Gemini’s saw a double digit growth in wealth in the last one year. Aries, and Scorpios saw single digit rises. For Sagittarians, there was barely any change. The top contributors to the list A closer look at the star signs of India’s richest shows that, overall, Virgos and Scorpios led the way in total contribution, with the highest number of entries followed by Pisces. Virgo, the star sign was led by the likes of Shapoor Pallonji Mistry, Anil Agarwal, Gopikishan Damani and contributed 9.6% to the Hurun Rich list. Shapoor Pallonji Mistry has total wealth of ₹70,800 crore and is fifth on the list of Richest Non-Resident Indians. Anil Agarwal of Vedanta Group has ₹66,900 cr with his family after seeing a 14% uptick. While Cancerians cumulatively saw an erosion, the likes of Gautam Adani, who has come second overall despite a tough year, contributed 8.5% to the rich list. The Aries in this list were propelled to the fourth spot, courtesy Mukesh Ambani who saw a 2% uptick in his wealth to top the individual list. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rank </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zodiac sign </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total contribution to the list (%) </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Richest Individuals </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Virgo </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9.60% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shapoor Pallonji Mistry, Anil Agarwal, Gopikishan Damani </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Scorpio </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9.10% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Yusuff Ali MA, Sunil Mittal, Arvind Kumar Poddar </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Pisces </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9.00% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gopichand Hinduja, Radhakishan Damani, Uday Kotak </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aries </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8.90% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mukesh Ambani, Sudhir Mehta, Adi Godrej, S Gopalakrishnan </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gemini </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8.90% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">LN Mittal, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Rahul Bhatia </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Leo </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8.80% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sri Prakash Lohia, Acharya Balkrishna, Rakesh Gangwal </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cancer </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8.50% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, Benu Gopal Bangur </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Capricorn </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8.10% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Karsanbhai Patel, Vijay Chauhan, Radha Vembu </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aquarius </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7.60% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nusli Wadia, Vikram Lal, Jamshyd Godrej </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">10 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Taurus </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7.50% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cyrus S Poonawalla, Rajiv Singh, Harsh Mariwala </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sagittarius </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7.20% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ravi Jaipuria, Sajjan Jindal, Mangal Prabhat Lodha </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">12 </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Libra </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6.70% </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dilip Shanghvi, Chandru Raheja, P Pitchi Reddy </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: 360 ONE Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2023

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Shares of <keyword id="46108" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sterling">Sterling</keyword> and <keyword id="8370737" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wilson-Solar">Wilson Solar</keyword>, a <keyword id="261354" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shapoorji-Pallonji-Group">Shapoorji Pallonji Group</keyword> (<keyword id="6953502" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SP-Group">SP Group</keyword>) company, plunged over 10 per cent after the Supreme Court dismissed appeals of the group and set aside the judgement which had ordered the reinstatement of <keyword id="6356895" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyrus-mistry">Cyrus Mistry</keyword> as Chairman of <keyword id="46894" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Sons">Tata Sons</keyword>. Around 2.30 p.m., shares of Sterling and <keyword id="8987948" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="wilson-solar-ltd">Wilson Solar Ltd</keyword> on the BSE were trading at ₹244.95, lower by ₹27.45 or 10.08 per cent from its previous close. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said all questions of law are in favour of Tata Group and dismissed the appeals filed by Mistry. The top court upheld the Tata Sons decision to sack Cyrus Mistry on October 24, 2016. <keyword id="6371516" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="shapoorji-pallonji">Shapoorji Pallonji</keyword> Group counsel had argued that Mistry was removed because he was going to place a draft governance structure at the Board meeting on October 24, 2016. "We find all the questions of law are liable to be answered in favour of the appellants (Tata Group) and the appeals filed by the Tata Group are liable to be allowed and Shapoorji Pallonji group is liable to be dismissed," said the top court. The top court said the value of SP Group shares will depend on the valuation by Tata Sons equities and the court will not determine the fair value. In December 2019, the NCLAT had ruled that the proceedings of the Board meeting of Tata Sons held on October 24, 2016 removing Cyrus Mistry as chairperson was illegal. The Mistry family, which runs SP Group, owns an 18.4 per cent stake in Tata Sons. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/the-entire-crew-of-the-massive-ship-that-has-blocked-suez-canal-is-indian/articleshow/81699456.cms">The entire crew of the massive ship that has blocked Suez Canal is Indian</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/checkout-the-list-of-mamata-banerjee-favourite-tv-and-sports-celebrities-who-are-fighting-for-tmc/slidelist/81700172.cms">Mamata Banerjee's favourite celebs who are fighting for Trinamool Congress in some of the toughest constituencies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/suryoday-small-finance-bank-shares-listed-at-4-less-than-the-issue-price/articleshow/81700313.cms">Suryoday Small Finance Bank shareholders lost 7% of their investment within minutes of listing</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/kalyan-jewellers-makes-a-lacklustre-debut-listing-at-15-discount-to-issue-price/articleshow/81700343.cms">Kalyan Jewellers makes a lacklustre debut, listing at 15% discount to issue price</a>

Sterling & Wilson shares fall 10% after Supreme Court's verdict against SP Group in the Cyrus Mistry vs Tata case

<ol><li><keyword id="6356895" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cyrus-Mistry" source="Orion">Cyrus Mistry</keyword>, the former chairman of <keyword id="46894" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="tata-sons" source="Orion">Tata Sons</keyword>, was born in Mumbai on 4 July 1968. He was an Irish by nationality as his mother was Irish.</li><li>He was the second son of billionaire and construction magnate <keyword id="6689214" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="pallonji-mistry" source="Orion">Pallonji Mistry</keyword> and his elder brother is <keyword id="844645" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shapoor-mistry" source="Orion">Shapoor Mistry</keyword>. Both his parents held Irish citizenship.</li><li><keyword id="6391150" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="mistry" source="Orion">Mistry</keyword> went to Cathedral &amp; John Connon School in Mumbai. He went to Imperial College in London and got a Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering from University College London. </li><li>Pallonji Mistry died earlier this year in June. The Pallonji’s have had business interests in India for over 100 years. In the 1930s Mistry’s grandfather acquired a stake in Tata Sons. He also got a Masters degree in management from University of London. </li><li>The Mistry family has 18.37% in Tata Sons, which is the largest shareholding by a single entity.</li><li>Cyrus Mistry joined the Tata Sons board in 2006 after his father retired from it. He served as director on Tata Elxsi between 1990 and 2009 and was also a director on Tata Power board till 2006.</li><li>In 2013, Mistry was appointed chairman of Tata Sons and was also appointed chairman of several other Tata group companies. </li><li>Cyrus Mistry was married to Rohiqa Chagla, the daughter of lawyer Iqbal Chagla and granddaughter of jurist MC Chagla. It was his father in law that strategized his entire legal battle against Tata Sons. </li><li>Mistry has two sons – Firoz and Zahan Mistry.</li><li>Mistry was known to be a soft spoken and gentleman who believed he had to fight for his honour after he was evicted in an ugly boardroom battle.</li></ol>

10 things you need to know about Cyrus Mistry

<ul><li><keyword id="6356895" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cyrus-Mistry" source="Orion">Cyrus Mistry</keyword> was once liked by Rata <keyword id="8555" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="tata" source="Orion">Tata</keyword>, who called him astute and humble, and later anointed him as his successor in 2012.</li><li><keyword id="6391150" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mistry" source="Orion">Mistry</keyword> went on to become the sixth <keyword id="6355725" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tata-group" source="Orion">Tata Group</keyword> chairman, and only the second without a Tata surname.</li><li>However, Mistry’s ascension to the top of India’s biggest conglomerate was short-lived, with <keyword id="6360722" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ratan-tata" source="Orion">Ratan Tata</keyword> himself ousting Mistry in a ‘palace coup’ in 2016.</li><li>Here’s a run down the memory lane of the history between the Mistrys and Tatas, India’s most prominent Parsi families.</li></ul>Cyrus Mistry’s untimely death in an accident near Mumbai has come as a shock to many, but it has also re-opened the saga of his prolonged battle with the Tata Group and Ratan Tata. Mistry was otherwise a very reclusive, private person, and not much is out in the public about his life. However, his battle with the Tata Group was as public and explosive as it could be, where he locked horns with Ratan Tata, the group’s managing trustee at the time, R Venkataramanan, and other senior officials. Mistry was the chairman of the Tata Group for four years, from 2012 to 2016. During his tenure as the chairman, Mistry is credited for turning around Tata Motors, but he seems to have ruffled feathers during his tenure. His reclusive nature meant he did not host a single press conference during his four years as the group chairman. But what could have gone so wrong that two of the most prominent Parsi families of the country ended up standing against each other, despite a partnership of over 90 years? <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Tatas and Mistrys – how it all began" comment="subhead" text="Tatas and Mistrys – how it all began">Tatas and Mistrys – how it all began</cmsannotation> Tatas and Mistrys share nearly a century of relationship spanning over three generations. It all began in the 1930s when Shapoorji Pallonji acquired a 12.5% stake in Tata Sons – the owner of the Tata Group – from FE Dinshaw’s estate. The SP Group’s stake increased to 18.5% after a rights issue in 1996. Since then, the Pallonjis have remained quiet partners in the Tata Group. By some estimates, their investments amounted to just $11 million for the stake they have in the Tata Group, but the value of those investments has surged to several billion dollars over the years. Buffett who? <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Who was Cyrus Mistry?" comment="subhead" text="Who was Cyrus Mistry?"><keyword id="14894773" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Who-was-Cyrus-Mistry" source="Orion">Who was Cyrus Mistry</keyword>?</cmsannotation> Cyrus Mistry was the grandson of Shapoorji Pallonji and the son of Pallonji Mistry. He is survived by his wife and two children. Born in 1968, Mistry got a civil engineering degree from Imperial College London. He joined his family’s construction company, Shapoorji Pallonji &amp; Co., as a director in 1991. His connection with the Tata Group began in 2006, when he took up the mantle of a director a year after his father retired. He was subsequently elevated as the deputy chairman of the Tata Group. When Ratan Tata finally retired as the group chairman in 2012, Mistry replaced him and became the sixth chairman of the Tata Group – and only the second to not bear the Tata surname. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘An appointment of convenience’, and not conviction?" comment="subhead" text="‘An appointment of convenience’, and not conviction?">‘An appointment of convenience’, and not conviction?</cmsannotation> Unlike Ratan Tata’s ascension to the throne as the head of the Tata Group, Mistry’s elevation was seen by some in the industry as an “appointment of convenience”, not conviction. Further lending credence to this thought is Ratan Tata’s eventual return as the Tata Group chairman in just four years. When Mistry entered his family business in 1991, Ratan Tata was elevated as the group chairman by his uncle, JRD Tata. Since then, the family patriarch has ruled over the group’s businesses. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="How the Tata-Pallonji’s decades-long partnership broke down" comment="subhead" text="How the Tata-Pallonji’s decades-long partnership broke down">How the Tata-Pallonji’s decades-long partnership broke down</cmsannotation> Mistry, despite his reserved nature, pulled no punches when it came to steering the Tata Group’s future. He voiced his opposition to the group’s often expensive decisions – like the one to acquire Jaguar Land Rover, or rolling out Ratan Tata’s pet project, the ₹1 lakh Nano car. <div type="image" title="Ratan Tata Cyrus Mistry1" msid="94000761" hostid="261" sizebytes="84758" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Ratan Tata and Cyrus Mistry&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Mistry also voiced his opposition to investing the cash sink that is the aviation business – Tata Sons eventually ended up acquiring a 51% stake in a $100 million venture, far above Mistry’s agreed promise of a 30% stake in a $30 million equity. Mistry’s ouster from the Tata Group has been called a ‘palace coup’ by many in the industry. His pushback against the Tatas and attempts to steer the group to a low-debt high-margin regime eventually led to his downfall. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="An ugly, public spat" comment="subhead" text="An ugly, public spat">An ugly, public spat</cmsannotation> While Mistry liked to maintain a low profile, his spat with the Tata Group was as public as it could get. Eventually, Tatas’ relationship with Cyrus Mistry broke down so much so that Mistry was unceremoniously ousted as the chairman. This resulted in a legal tussle a few months later, going from the NCLT to the Supreme Court of India. India’s top court eventually ruled against Mistry, and dismissed a review petition filed by the SP Group earlier this year, thus bringing an end to the 6-year long ugly legal battle that frayed ties between India’s two most prominent Parsi families. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/modi-and-industry-leaders-express-condolences-on-cyrus-mistrys-death/articleshow/93986009.cms">Cyrus and I shared a laugh last month on a bench in London, says former strategy head of Tata Sons</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/life-and-times-of-cyrus-mistry-the-most-low-profile-man-with-the-most-high-profile-exit/articleshow/93986896.cms">Life and times of Cyrus Mistry – the most low profile man with the most high profile exit</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/remembering-cyrus-mistry-10-things-to-know-about-the-former-tata-sons-chairman/slidelist/93994782.cms">Remembering Cyrus Mistry: 10 things to know about the former Tata Sons chairman</a>

Cyrus Mistry vs Tata Group – decoding the battle of prestige between India’s most prominent Parsi families

New Delhi, Dec 19 () <keyword id="261354" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shapoorji-Pallonji-Group">Shapoorji Pallonji Group</keyword>'s investments in Tata Sons is just Rs 69.57 crore and not Rs 1 lakh crore as mentioned in the NCLAT order reinstating <keyword id="6356895" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyrus-mistry">Cyrus Mistry</keyword> as the chairman, <keyword id="6355725" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-group">Tata group</keyword> sources said on Thursday. A day after Mistry, who was abruptly ousted as Tata Sons chairman in October 2016, won a big battle at the NCLAT, Tata group sources said the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had many factual inconsistencies. The NCLAT order had said "out of Rs 6,00,000 crores of total investment in the Company ('Tata Sons Limited'), 'Shapoorji Pallonji Group' had invested approximately Rs.1,00,000 crores".
 However, the Tata group sources contested it, saying Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group has invested Rs 69.57 crore.
 SP Group declined to comment but lawyers in the know cited a September 2017 order of the NCLAT which said "the interest of the appellants (Mistry family) in the overall value of the company (Tata Sons) would be over Rs 1 lakh crore".
 The Tata group sources also pointed out that the NCLAT remarks about Ratan Tata and <keyword id="148053" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nitin-Nohria">Nitin Nohria</keyword> asking Cyrus Mistry to step down even before a decision of Tata Trusts, which had called a meeting to remove Mistry, was not the case. "Tata Trust meeting was held earlier in the day. Post the trust meeting and before the board meeting of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata met Cyrus Mistry," a source said.
 Further, they said <keyword id="6689214" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="pallonji-mistry">Pallonji Mistry</keyword>, father of Cyrus Mistry, was only a director of Tata Sons from June 25, 1980 till December 31, 2004 and not chairman of Tata Sons as mentioned in the NCLAT order. RKL ABM

NCLAT order reinstating Mistry has factual errors, say sources

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6953502" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="SP-Group">SP Group</keyword> stated that a separation from the <keyword id="6355725" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-group">Tata Group</keyword> is necessary due to the potential impact this continuing litigation could have on livelihoods and the economy.</li><li>The current situation has forced the <keyword id="6391150" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mistry">Mistry</keyword> family to sit back and reflect on the past, present and possible future for all stakeholders.</li><li>SP Group holds 18.37% stake in the Tata Group and is the largest minority shareholder.</li></ul>The largest shareholder in the Tata Group, SP Group said before the Supreme Court on Tuesday that a separation from the Tatas is necessary. The SP Group stated before the Supreme Court that a separation from the Tata Group is necessary due to the potential impact this continuing litigation could have on livelihoods and the economy. They stated that it was crucial that an early resolution is reached to arrive at a fair and equitable solution reflecting the value of the underlying tangible and intangible assets. The current situation has forced the Mistry family to sit back and reflect on the past, present and possible future for all stakeholders. "The past oppressive actions, and the latest vindictive move by Tata Sons that impact the livelihoods of the wider SP Group community leads to the inexplicable conclusion that the mutual co-existence of both groups at Tata Sons would be infeasible. The SP-Tata relationship spanning over 70 years, was forged on mutual trust, good faith, and friendship. Today, it is with a heavy heart that the Mistry family believes that a separation of interests would best serve all stakeholder groups", the group said in a statement. As the largest minority shareholder owning an 18.37% stake, the role hitherto played by the SP Group, was always one of guardianship with an aim to protect the best interests of the Tata group. The SP Group had always used its voting rights as a shareholder for the best interest of the Tata Group, it added. SP Group said it is a matter of record that prior to the year 2000, when the Tata Trusts, being Public Charitable Trusts, couldn't exercise their voting rights , the same being held by a Public Trustee, the SP Group voted to protect the best interests of the Tata Group. SP Group said that in 2012, when Cyrus Mistry accepted the position of Chairman of Tata Sons, it was not only with a sense of pride, but also with a sense of duty as an 'insider' on the Board of Tata Sons. "The Tata Group was going through significant change. A generation of Tata leaders were retiring with implications on the future governance of the Group. Several of these leaders who were retiring from the Board of Tata Sons also served as Trustees of the majority shareholders - Tata Trusts. It is in this context that Mistry set about trying to establish a governance structure that would institutionalize accountability, and create the right checks and balances, without contravening the new SEBI Insider Trading law that regulated the flow of information across all stakeholders. Unfortunately, he was removed in October 2016, when he attempted to implement these governance reforms", the group added. It is extremely unfortunate that the current leadership of Tata Sons has not only continued to take value destructive business decisions in a misguided effort to prove a point in these proceedings. SP Group said that it is a matter of public record that several issues identified years earlier, continue to plague the group. Whether it is the operations of Tata Steel UK, where over the last three years alone the operational losses have increased by an additional 11,000 crores, or the Group's aviation businesses. These actions, or lack thereof, have meant that the total debt in the major Tata group companies has increased by approximately Rs 1 lakh crores in the last three years. Excluding TCS, the last quarters losses of all the listed group companies of approximately 14,000 crores causes great concern. "Unfortunately, the impact of these actions continue to hurt minority shareholders, be it the SP Group at Tata Sons or the millions of shareholders of the listed companies in the Tata Group", SP Group said. It said that Tata Sons has amplified its institutional efforts to suppress and inflict irreparable harm on the SP Group, in the midst of a global crisis triggered by the COVID Pandemic. The 150 year old SP Group - is the second largest construction group in the country, executing projects of national significance in India and abroad. "The Mistry family were in the midst of raising funds against the security of their personal assets to meet the crisis arising from the global pandemic. This move was undertaken to protect the livelihoods of its 60,000 employees and over 100,000 migrant workers. The action by Tata Sons to block this crucial fund raise, without any heed for the collateral consequences is the latest demonstration of their vindictive mind-set", it said.

Shapoorji Pallonji Group says it's time to part ways with the Tatas

<ul><li>In his four year tenure as a chairman, <keyword id="6356895" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cyrus-Mistry" source="Orion">Cyrus Mistry</keyword> was known to maintain a very low profile. </li><li>Cyrus <keyword id="6391150" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="mistry" source="Orion">Mistry</keyword>’s father Pallonji Mistry who passed away th<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/pallonji-mistry-the-elusive-but-powerful-phantom-of-bombay-house/articleshow/92511725.cms">is June, was known as the Phantom of Bombay H</a>ouse. </li><li>In 2016, Cyrus Mistry was unceremoniously removed as the chairman without giving reasons and he was no more low profile. </li><li>Mistry called his removal from chairmanship ‘unique in history’.</li></ul>During his four-year tenure as the chairman of <keyword id="46894" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tata-sons" source="Orion">Tata Sons</keyword>, Cyrus Mistry had earned a nickname – ‘the most low profile man with the most high profile job’. After all he came from a family, which is known to zealously protect its privacy. His father Pallonji Mistry who passed away th<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/pallonji-mistry-the-elusive-but-powerful-phantom-of-bombay-house/articleshow/92511725.cms">is June, was known as the Phantom of Bombay H</a>ouse for the power he used to wield at the Tata group headquarters and was barely ever seen or heard. If the course ran smooth, Cyrus too would have remained so but in 2016, he was unceremoniously removed as the chairman without giving reasons and he was no more low profile. In a bitter boardroom coup, Mistry was asked to step down and when he refused, he was unceremoniously removed by the board of directors. Subsequently he was forced to step down from boards of other Tata companies too. His removal led to one of the ugliest battles that corporate India had ever seen. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘Unique in history’" comment="subhead" text="‘Unique in history’">‘Unique in history’</cmsannotation> Mistry called his removal from chairmanship ‘unique in history’. In addition to questioning many business decisions saying that five companies of Tata group had writedowns that accounted to $18 billion; he also questioned the deal with Air Asia which is known to have made fraudulent transactions. “We managed to raise awareness among stakeholders of the challenges in governance and ethics in the group. These were tough messages that had to be sent for the long term interest of the group,” he told <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/i-have-a-lifetime-ahead-of-me-but-my-fight-continues-cyrus-mistry/articleshow/56073727.cms?from=mdr">ET in an interview right after he </a>was removed as the chairman. He had accused Ratan Tata of inappropriate intervention and Mistry was pushed to become a ‘lame duck chairman’. The case, as expected, went to court and after a string of shocking twists and turns, the Supreme Court passed an order for the Tata group, after which Mistry filed review petitions and they too were set aside by the country’s highest judicial authority. Mistry, however, never did believe it to be a short-term fight. “I have a lifetime ahead of me and my fight will go on,” he had said. If only, that were true. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Mistry’s Clementine mirror" comment="subhead" text="Mistry’s Clementine mirror">Mistry’s Clementine mirror</cmsannotation> Cyrus Mistry is survived by wife Rohiqa Mistry and two sons Firoz and Zahan. Rohiqa is the daughter of one of Mumbai’s famous lawyers Iqbal Chagla. The unusually quiet Mistry once spoke in an interview on the Tata website of her role in life. He called her a <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/my-wife-does-not-hesitate-to-disagree-with-me-tata-groupscyrus-mistry/articleshow/54399682.cms?from=mdr">Clementine mirror who never shies</a> away from disagreeing with him. He compared her to Winston Churchill’s wife Clementine who had once famously pointed out the errors in the judgment of the war-time hero and Prime Minister of England during its darkest hours. Mistry’s elder brother Shapoor is the sole owner of the Shapoorji Pallonji group, which is known for its construction business in India and the Middle East. The group had also owned Eureka Forbes which was sold to a private equity fund in 2021. Mistry’s friend and NCP Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule who is his friend, calls him an exceptionally hard-working person, who always puts his best foot forward. The golf loving Mistry too had admitted, during his tenure as Tata Sons chairman, that he has done a bad job of work life balance. However, immediately after his exit, the first thing he did even before he took the legal recourse, was to go on a holiday. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Timeline of events of Mistry-Tata case" comment="subhead" text="Timeline of events of Mistry-Tata case">Timeline of events of Mistry-Tata case</cmsannotation> 2011: Cyrus Mistry is appointed as the deputy chairman of Tata Sons. 2012: Cyrus Mistry takes over as the chairman of Tata Sons, as Ratan Tata becomes the chairman emeritus. 2016: Tata Sons removes Cyrus Mistry as the chairman and reinstates Ratan Tata as the interim chairman. Mistry companies move National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) alleging oppression of minority shareholders and challenge his removal. 2017: Tata Sons names N Chandrasekhar as the chairman of Tata Sons. 2019: NCLT restores Mistry as the chairman of Tata Sons. 2020: Tata Sons challenges NCLT decision in the Supreme Court. SC stays NCLT decision. It also restrains Shapoorji Pallonji group from pledging its shares in Tata Sons. SC sets aside NCLT decision to reinstate Mistry as chairman of Tata Sons. 2022: SC rejects Mistry’s petition to review its earlier decision.

Life and times of Cyrus Mistry – the most low profile man with the most high profile exit

<ul><li>Captains of India Inc came out in droves to express shock over <keyword id="6356895" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cyrus-Mistry" source="Orion">Cyrus Mistry</keyword>’s death. </li><li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Mistry was a business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess.</li><li>Cyrus Mistry was a warm, friendly, and congenial person who built a strong relationship with the TCS family, said a statement by the company. </li><li>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asks police to conduct a detailed investigation into the road accident that killed Cyrus Mistry.</li></ul>From disbelief to grief, the sudden death of Cyrus Mistry, the former boss of <keyword id="46894" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-sons" source="Orion">Tata Sons</keyword>, evoked many reactions from people from all walks of life. Many from corporate India took to social networking platform Twitter to express their shock, while many of his friends contacted by BI said they were in a state of shock and could not comment on the matter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tweet said: “The untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry is shocking. He was a promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess. His passing away is a big loss to the world of commerce and industry. Condolences to his family and friends. May his soul rest in peace.” On a journey back from Ahmedabad, local sources in Palghar, said that a Mercedes with four people in it hit a divider and killed two people in the car instantly. One of them was Cyrus Mistry. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Cyrus was a warm, friendly, and congenial person: TCS" comment="subhead" text="Cyrus was a warm, friendly, and congenial person: TCS">Cyrus was a warm, friendly, and congenial person: TCS</cmsannotation> “Tata Consultancy Services mourns the untimely demise of our former chairman, Shri Cyrus Mistry. He was a warm, friendly, and congenial person who built a strong relationship with the TCS family during his time as the Chairman of the company. We offer our deepest condolences and prayers to his family and friends in their time of loss,” said a statement by TCS. Finance MInister Nirmala Sitharaman said that his death had come as a shock. She said that he was committed to carrying forward and strengthening his business in infrastructure and infra projects. "He desired to keep contributing to India's economic progress. Condolences to his family and friends," the FM said on micro-blogging site Twitter. Mistry was the sixth chairman of the <keyword id="8555" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata" source="Orion">Tata</keyword> Sons board and only second from outside the Tata family. He was ousted in a boardroom coup in October 2016, following which he fought a bitter legal battle with Tata Sons. Mistry’s family holds 18.37% in Tata Sons. Even as the who’s who of the country expressed their shock and disbelief, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked the police to conduct a detailed investigation into the road accident that killed Cyrus Mistry. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took to Twitter and said: “Saddened by the tragic news of the sudden news of demise of former Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry. He was among the brightest business minds of the country, who made a significant contribution to India’s growth story.” Gandhi offered his condolences to Mistry’s friends, family and admirers. Despite his high profile legal battle with the Tata Sons board, Mistry had admirers undoubtedly. Harsh Goenka of the RPG Group also took to Twitter to say that he was shocked to hear of the news of his sudden demise. Calling him a friend, gentleman and a man of substance, Goenka said, “He was instrumental in creating the global construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji and ably led the Tata Group. Similarly, CP Gurnani of Tech Mahindra said that the industry had lost a “brilliant mind and a gentle soul”. Many others like Ashishkumar CHauhan of the National Stock Exchange and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari express condolences. Professor Nirmalaya Kumar, former member of the Group Executive Council at Tata Sons, took to Twitter to say: “My dear friend, ex-boss and chairman of Tata Sons. Thank you for the life lessons. Inconsolable - We shared a laugh last month on a park bench in London. RIP.” He further said that Mistry had given him an opportunity that no one else would have and mentored him with patience.

Cyrus and I shared a laugh last month on a bench in London, says former strategy head of Tata Sons

The bitter feud between <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Cyrus+Mistry+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Cyrus Mistry </a>and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Tata+group+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Tata group </a>has been in the headlines for quite sometime. Mistry may now challenge the power of Tata Trusts to influence business decisions at <keyword id="6355725" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Group">Tata Group</keyword>. 
 The trust, which is controlled by <keyword id="6360722" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ratan-tata">Ratan Tata</keyword>, owns nearly two-third of <keyword id="46894" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Sons">Tata Sons</keyword> and the rest is owned by Mistry family's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Shapoorji+Pallonji+group.+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Shapoorji Pallonji group. </a>This has led to concerns about the governance structure of the trusts. 
 
"A charitable trust is allowed to hold investments but cannot directly be involved in business plans. It is about institutionalising a role and ensuring proper governance. The chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Trusts should be different, so that nobody has unbridled power," an executive close to Mistry told ET. 
 
The trust, however, said that it doesn’t interfere with day to day activities of Tata Sons but need certain information to make sure that the investments are safe. 
 
"We don't interfere with the day-to-day governance of Tata Sons. There is certain information we require from Tata Sons to make sure our investments are safe as it the primary source of our philanthropic operations," said VR Mehta, a trustee on the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. 
 
A few months before Mistry's ouster, directors on the nomination and remuneration committee (NRC) of Tata Sons - Ronen Sen, Vijay Singh and Farida Khambhata - said at a board meeting that it may be desirable to seek legal opinion on the interplay of relevant entities such as Tata Sons, Tata Trusts and group companies. 
 
Mehta also said when Mistry over as the chairman of Tata Sons, a pact was signed between the holding company and the Tata Trusts clarifying the relationship between the two. 
 
However, people close to Mistry have denied the existence of any such agreement. 
 
Public trusts are usually barred from holding shares of commercial business by the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act's 1973 amendment. They are allowed to invest in banks and postal savings accounts and can otherwise lose tax exemptions. 
(image: IndiaTimes)

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