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Eisenmann Surface Finishing Systems India Pvt. Ltd v. -

2015-07-03Hon'Ble Shri Justice S.C. Gupte4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMPANY SUMMONS FOR DIRECTION NO. 522 OF 2015 In the matter of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);

AND In the matter of Sections 391 read with Section of the Companies Act, 1956;

AND Under the provisions of Sections 100 to 103 of the Companies Act, 1956;

AND In the matter of Scheme of Arrangement between EISENMANN SURFACE FINISHING SYSTEMS INDIA PVT.

LTD.

("Transferor Company/ ESFSI") AND EISENMANN INDIA PVT.

LTD. ("Transferee Company/ EN INDIA") And Their respective shareholders and creditors

) EISENMANN SURFACE ) FINISHING SYSTEMS INDIA PVT. LTD., a private limited ) company incorporated and ) registered under the provisions of ) the Companies Act, 1956 and ) having its registered office at ) Technosoft Knowledge Gateway, ) Plot No. B-14, Road No. 1, Wagle ) Industrial Estate, Thane (W) - 400 ) )...APPLICANT COMPANY 604, Maharashtra Called Summons for Direction for hearing.

Ms. Ankita Godbole i/b. Wadia Gandhy & Co., Advocates for the Applicant Company CORAM: S. C. GUPTE, J.

DATE: 3rd July 2015 MINUTES OF THE ORDER UPON the Application of the Applicant Company abovenamed by a Summons for Direction AND UPON HEARING Ms. Ankita Godbole i/b. Wadia Ghandy & Co., Advocate for the Applicant Company, AND UPON READING the Affidavit dated 5th day of May, 2015 of Mr. Vinay Marawar, the Authorised Signatory of the Applicant Company, in support of Summons for Direction and exhibits referred to therein, IT IS ORDERED:-

1. That convening and holding of the meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company, for the purposes of considering and if thought fit approving, with or without modification(s) the proposed Scheme of Arrangement between the Applicant Company and EISENMANN India Pvt. Ltd. ("Transferee Company") and their respective shareholders and creditors, is dispensed with in view of the consents given by both the equity shareholders of the Applicant Company, which are annexed at Exhibits "K" and "L" to the Affidavit dated 5th May, 2015 of Mr. Mr. Vinay Marawar in support of the Summons for Directions.

2. That there are no Preference Shareholders of the Applicant Company as mentioned at paragraph 21 and 22 of the Affidavit dated 5th May, 2015 of Mr. Mr. Vinay Marawar in support of the Summons for Directions, hence the convening and holding of the meeting of the Preference Shareholders of the Applicant Company does not arise.

3. That there are no Secured Creditors of the Applicant Company as mentioned at paragraph 23 of the Affidavit dated 5th May, 2015 of Mr. Mr. Vinay Marawar in support of the Summons for Directions, hence the convening and holding of the meeting of the Secured Creditors of the Applicant Company does not arise.

4. That the convening and holding of the meeting of the unsecured creditors of the Applicant Company for the purposes of considering and if thought fit approving, with or without modification(s) the proposed Scheme of Arrangement between the Applicant Company and the Transferee Company and their respective shareholders and creditors, is dispensed with in view of the averment made in

paragraph no. 24 of the Affidavit dated 5th May, 2015 of Mr. Mr. Vinay Marawar in support of the Summons for Directions stating inter alia that the rights and interests of the unsecured creditors will not be adversely affected by the Scheme and that the unsecured creditors shall be paid off in the ordinary course of business as and when they are due. The Applicant Company undertakes to issue individual notice of date of hearing of the Petition to all its unsecured creditors, a list whereof is annexed at Exhibit "N" to the Affidavit dated 5th May, 2015 of Mr. Mr. Vinay Marawar in support of the Summons for Directions by Registered Post A.D. The Applicant Company also undertakes to publish notice of date of hearing of the Petition in one issue each of two local newspapers i.e., the "Free Press Journal" in English language and translation thereof in "Navshakti" in Marathi language, both having circulation in Mumbai. The undertakings given by the Applicant Company are accepted. (S.C. GUPTE, J.)