Shrenik Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. -
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMPANY SUMMONS FOR DIRECTION NO. 551 OF 2016 In the matter of Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) AND In the matter of Sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, AND In the matter of Scheme of Amalgamation of Shrenik Industries Private Limited ("Transferor Company") with Gestamp Powergear Windsteel Private Limited ("Transferee Company") and their respective shareholders Shrenik Industries Private Limited, A company incorporated under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office At Gat No. 355, A/P Majale, Kolhapur416109 ) ) ) ) ) ......Applicant Company Called Summons for Direction for Hearing Mr. Hemant Sethi with Mr. Ajit Singh Tawar i/b. Hemant Sethi & Co., Advocates for the Applicant Company CORAM: B.P.
Colabawalla, J DATE: 1st July 2016 MINUTES OF THE ORDER UPON the Application of the Applicant Company above named by a Company Summons for Direction AND UPON HEARING Mr. Hemant Sethi instructed by Hemant Sethi & Co., Advocates for the Applicant Company, AND UPON READING the Affidavit dated 30th day of March, 2016 of Mr.
Patil, Authorised Signatory of the Applicant Company, in support of Company Summons for Direction, and the Exhibits there in referred to, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The convening and holding the meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving, with or without modification(s), the proposed Scheme of Amalgamation of Shrenik Industries Private Limited ("Transferor Company") with Gestamp Powergear Windsteel Private Limited ("Transferee Company") and their respective shareholders, is dispensed with, in view of the consents given by both the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company, which are annexed as Exhibits "D-1" and "D2" to the Affidavit in support of the Company Summons for Direction.
2. There are no Secured Creditors of the Applicant Company as stated in paragraph 18 of the Affidavit in support of Company Summons for Direction. Hence, the question of convening and holding the meeting of Secured Creditors does not arise.
3. The convening and holding the meeting of Unsecured Creditors of the Applicant Company, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving, with or without modification(s), the proposed Scheme of Amalgamation of Shrenik Industries Private Limited ("Transferor Company") with Gestamp Powergear Windsteel Private Limited ("Transferee Company") and their respective shareholders, is dispensed with, in view of averments made in paragraph 19 of the Affidavit in support of Company summons for Direction, inter-alia stating that the
present Scheme of Amalgamation is an arrangement between the Applicant Company and its shareholders as contemplated under Section 391(1)(b) and not in accordance with Section 391(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 1956 as there is no compromise and/or arrangement with the creditors as no sacrifice is called for. In terms of the proposed Scheme, the Transferee Company will take over all the assets and liabilities of the Applicant Company.
As far as the rights of the unsecured creditors of the Applicant Company are concerned, they will not be affected adversely with the proposed Scheme of Amalgamation as post amalgamation, all the liabilities of the Applicant Company will get transferred to the Transferee Company and the Transferee Company will discharge all such liabilities in the normal course of business without jeopardizing the rights of such unsecured creditors and that the Applicant Company undertakes to issue individual notice of the date of hearing of the Company Scheme Petition to all its Unsecured Creditors by RPAD and also publish the same in two local newspapers namely „Times of India‟ in English language and translation thereof in „Maharashtra Times‟ in Marathi Language both having circulation in Kolhapur. The said undertaking is accepted.
(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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