The special court for economic offences in Hyderabad has convicted Heera Foodex Pvt Ltd and its director Dr Aalima Nowhera Shaik, founder of the Heera group, in a case filed by the registrar of companies (RoC) for failing to submit statutory financial documents. In its order on 23 September 2025, the court held Heera Foodex Pvt Ltd and Dr Shaik guilty under Section 99 of the Companies Act, 2013. The company has been fined Rs20,000, while Dr Shaik has been fined another Rs20,000. In default of payment, Dr Shaik must undergo three months of simple imprisonment. The court further ruled that since the offence was a continuing one, both the company and its director are liable to pay an additional penalty of Rs500 per day from 1 October 2017 to 1 October 2018, amounting to Rs182,500

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