Reliance Cement Company Pvt. Ltd. v. -
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMPANY SUMMONS FOR DIRECTION NO. 199 OF 2016 In the matter of Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and Companies Act, 2013;
AND In the matter of Section 52 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Sections 100 to 104 of the Companies Act, 1956;
AND In the matter of Reduction of Share Capital (Securities Premium Account) of Reliance Cement Company Private Limited.
RELIANCE CEMENT COMPANY ) PRIVATE LIMITED, a Company ) incorporated under the Companies ) Act, 1956 and having its Registered ) Office at H Block, 1st Floor, Dhirubhai ) Ambani Knowledge City, Kopar ) Khairne, Navi Mumbai 400710 ) ... Applicant Company Called Summons for Direction for hearing Mr. Shyam Mehta, sr. counsel a/w Mr. Rajesh Shah i/b Rajesh Shah & Co, Advocates for the Applicant Company.
CORAM: B. P. Colabawalla. J.
DATE: 1st Day of April, 2016 MINUTES OF ORDER UPON THE APPLICATION of the above named Applicant Company by a Company Summons for Direction AND UPON HEARING Mr. Rajesh Shah, instructed by M/s. Rajesh Shah & Co.
, Advocates for the Applicant Company AND UPON READING the Affidavit of Mr Sridhar Narasimhan, Authorized Representative of the Applicant Company dated February 22, 2016 in support of Company Summons for Direction AND Article 1 and Article 2 of the Articles of Association of the Applicant Company and Article 46 of Table A of the Companies Act, 1956 and Articles of Association, Para 4(ii) empowers and permit for the reduction of Share Capital (Securities Premium Account) from time to time by passing a Special Resolution in any manner for the time being authorised by law AND the Applicant Company having passed Special Resolution with requisite majority at its Extraordinary General Meeting held on February 9, 2016 being Exhibit-E to the Affidavit in Support of Company Summons for Direction, approving the reduction of securities premium account of the Applicant Company from Rs.
2078,51,70,000 to Rs. 675,49,70,000 and that such reduction to be utilised for writing off the deficit in the Profit and Loss Account to the extent of Rs.
Summons for Direction, it is stated that the rights of the secured creditors are not affected as there is no dilution of securities provided to the Secured Lenders who will continue to hold charge over the respective assets post reduction of Share Capital (Securities Premium Account) AND in view of the averment made in Paragraph 14 to 16 of the Affidavit in support of Summons for Direction it is further stated that the proposed reduction neither involves any financial outlay/outgo on the part of the Applicant Company nor does it directly or indirectly involves any outflow of the Applicant Company's assets to its shareholders and is only in the nature of a book entry. Consequently, such reduction will not cause any prejudice to the creditors of the Applicant Company.
The reduction of capital does not involve either the diminution of any liability in respect of unpaid capital or the payment to any shareholder of any paid-up capital. The proposed adjustment would not in any way adversely affect the ordinary operations of the Applicant Company or the ability of the Applicant Company to honour its commitments or to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business. The Creditors of the Applicant Company would not be affected in any way by the proposed restructuring as there is no reduction in the amount payable to any of the creditors and also no compromise or arrangement is contemplated to be made with the creditors. In view of the above, the procedure prescribed under Section 101(2) of the Companies Act, 1956 is dispensed with.
(B. P. Colabawalla. J.) CERTIFICATE I certify that this Order uploaded is a true and correct copy of original signed order.
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