M/S Ladhan Lighting Private Limited, v. The Ministry Of Corporate Affairs,

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI WRIT PETITION No.2137 OF 2018 ORDER:

It is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel for the petitioners that this Court, in identical circumstances, disposed of W.P.No.41791 of 2017 by way of an order, dated 04.01.2018. It is further submitted by the learned counsel that the Director Identification Numbers (DIN) of petitioner Nos.2 to 5 have been deactivated and the same need to be activated. The operative portion of the said order reads as under: "The writ petition is ordered as follows:

(i) the petitioners are given liberty to represent with all the grievances the petitioners have against disqualification of Directors, including objection against striking off company under Section 248 of Companies Act within four weeks from today, by enclosing a copy of this order, to 2nd respondent;

(ii) the 2nd respondent considers the objection and passes order, if necessary, after affording opportunity to petitioners on or before 25.02.2018;

(iii) The interim order granted by this Court is directed to be continued till 01.03.2018; and (iv) without prejudice to above, the petitioners, if prefer to avail the benefit under the scheme, are also permitted as follows:

(a) the petitioners since have filed or uploaded the statutory reports pursuant to the interim direction of this Court, the respondents are directed to treat the documents/reports already uploaded as filed by the petitioners under the Scheme;

(b) the petitioners pay the prescribed fee of Rs.30,000/- for the defaulting company for filing application Form-e-CODS 2018 and send the details of payment or the demand draft purchased by the company to 2nd respondent on or before 28.02.2018 by enclosing a copy of this order;

(c) The 2nd respondent after receiving the application referred to above considers the statutory reports already filed by petitioners and the report/balance sheet is entered and the disqualification removed and DIN restored; and (d) The said exercise is directed to be taken up and completed on or before 15.03.2018.

(v) The petitioners, if aggrieved by the decision of Registrar, are given liberty to work out his prayers in accordance with law.

There shall no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed."

2.

Following the said order and for the reasons stated therein, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms thereof. There shall be no order as to costs.

3.

Office to enclose a copy of the order, dated 04.01.2018, in W.P.No.41791 of 2017 to this order.

4.

Miscellaneous Petitions pending consideration, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

_________________________ JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI Date : 30.01.2018 AMD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI WRIT PETITION No.2137 OF 2018 Date: 30.01.2018 AMD