Alicon Castalloy Ltd. v. -
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMPANY SUMMONS FOR DIRECTION NO. 546 OF 2015 In the matter of Companies Act, 1956 (or re-enactment thereof upon effectiveness of the Companies Act, 2013) And In the matter of Section 391 & 394 of the Companies Act, (or any corresponding provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 as may be notified);
And In the matter of Scheme of Arrangement between Atlas Castalloy Limited and Alicon Castalloy Limited and their respective shareholders and creditors Alicon Castalloy Limited, a Company incorporated } under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 } having its registered office at Gate no. 1426, } Village Shikrapur, Taluka - Shirur, Pune - 412 208, } Maharashtra }..Applicant Company Called Summons for Directions for hearing Mr. Hemant Sethi with Mr. Ajit Singh Tawar i/b M/s Hemant Sethi & Co., Advocates for Applicant Coram: S. C. Gupte, J.
Date: 10th July, 2015 MINUTES OF THE ORDER UPON the application of the Applicant Company above named by a Company Summons for Directions AND UPON HEARING Mr. Hemant Sethi instructed by Hemant Sethi & Co., Advocates for the Applicant Company AND UPON READING the Affidavit dated 4th day of June, 2015 of Mr. Ratish Arya,
Authorised Signatory of the Applicant Company, in support of Company Summons for Direction and the Exhibits therein referred to, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company shall be convened and held at Gat No. 1426, Village Shikrapur, Taluka Shirur, District Pune - 412 208, Maharashtra on 10th day of August, 2015 at 12:00 noon, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving, with or without modification(s), the Scheme of Arrangement between Atlas Castalloy Limited ('Transferor Company') and Alicon Castalloy Limited ('Transferee Company') and their Respective Shareholders and Creditors.
2. At least 21 clear days before the said meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company, to be held as aforesaid, a notice convening the said Meeting at the place, day, date and time aforesaid, together with a copy of the Scheme, a copy of the Explanatory Statement required to be sent under Section 393 of the Companies Act, 1956 or corresponding provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and the prescribed Form of Proxy, shall be sent by Registered Post or by Air Mail to each of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company at their respective registered or last known addresses or by e-mail to the registered e-mail address of the Equity Shareholders as per the records of the Applicant Company.
3. At least 21 clear days before the meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company to be held as aforesaid, a notice convening the said Meeting, at the place, day, date and time of meeting(s) and stating that copies of the Scheme and the statement required to be furnished pursuant to Section 393 of the Companies Act, 1956 or corresponding provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and the Form of Proxy can be obtained free of charge at the Registered Office of the Applicant Company as aforesaid and/or at the office of its Advocates, shall be published in two local newspapers i.e. "Indian Express" in English language and translation thereof in "Loksatta" in Marathi Language, both circulated in Pune.
4. Publication of Notice of Meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company in the Government Gazette is dispensed with.
5. The settling and approving of the Form of Advertisement, Form of Proxy, the Form of Notice, the Explanatory Statement required to be furnished pursuant to Section 393 of the Companies Act, 1956 to accompany the notice to be issued to the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company by the Company Registrar of this Court is dispensed with. The Applicant Company undertakes with respect to the meeting of Equity Shareholders to:
a) issue Notice convening meeting as per Form No. 36 (Rule 73); b) issue Explanatory Statement containing all the particulars as per Section 393 of the Companies Act, 1956, if need be; c) issue Form of Proxy as per Form No. 37 (Rule 73); and d) advertise the Notice convening meeting as per Form No. 38 (Rule 74) The undertaking is accepted.
6. That Mr. S. Rai, Managing Director of the Applicant Company, and failing him, Mr. Anil Harolikar, Director of the Applicant Company and failing him Mr. Rajiv Sikand, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Applicant Company, shall be the Chairman of the meeting of the Equity Shareholders to be held at Gat No. 1426, Village Shikrapur, Taluka Shirur, District Pune - 412 208, Maharashtra on 10th day of August, 2015 at 12:00 noon, or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
7. The Chairman appointed for the aforesaid Meeting to issue the advertisement and send the notices of the Meeting to the Equity Shareholders as referred above. The said Chairman shall have all powers under the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959 (or any re-enactment thereof
upon effectiveness of Companies Act, 2013) in relation to the conduct of the meeting, including for deciding procedural questions that may arise or at any adjournment thereof or any other matter including an amendment to the Scheme or resolution, if any, proposed at the meeting by any Equity Shareholder and to ascertain the decision of the sense of meeting by a poll.
8. The quorum for the aforesaid meeting of the Equity Shareholders shall be as prescribed under Section 103 of the Companies Act, 2013.
9. The voting by proxy or authorised representative in case of body corporate be permitted, provided that a proxy in the prescribed form/ authorisation duly signed by the person entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, is filed with the Applicant Company at its Registered Office at Gat No. 1426, Village Shikrapur, Taluka Shirur, District Pune - 412 208, not later than, 48 hours before the aforesaid meeting as required under Rule 70 of Companies (Court) Rules, 1959.
10. The value and number of the shares of each Equity shareholder shall be in accordance with the books / register of the Applicant Company and where the entries in the books / register are disputed, the Chairman of the meeting shall determine the value of the shares for the purpose of the aforesaid meeting and his decision in that behalf would be final.
11. The Chairman of Meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company do report to this Court, the result of the meeting within thirty
(30) days of the conclusion of the meeting of the Equity Shareholders, and the said reports shall be verified by his Affidavit.
12. The Chairman to file an Affidavit of service as per Rule 76 of the Company (Court) Rules, 1959 not less than 7 (seven) days before the date fixed for the holding of the meeting or the holding of the meeting, as the case may be, and to report to this Court that the directions regarding the issue of notices and the advertisement have been duly complied with.
13.
The convening and holding the meeting of the Secured Creditors of the Applicant Company for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving, with or without modification(s), the Scheme of Arrangement between Atlas Castalloy Limited and Alicon Castalloy Limited and their Respective Shareholders and Creditors is dispensed with in view of the averments made in paragraph 15 of the Affidavit in support of the Summons for Direction, inter-alia stating that Secured Creditors of the Applicant Company will in no way be affected by the proposed Scheme of Arrangement as the assets of the Applicant Company will be sufficient to discharge their liabilities and there is no arrangement or compromise with Secured Creditors and that the Applicant Company undertakes to give individual notice of the date of final hearing of the Company Scheme Petition to all its Secured Creditors by RPAD / Speed Post / Airmail and also publish the notice once each in "Indian Express" in English and "Loksatta" in Marathi language both having circulation in Pune.
Publication in Maharashtra Government Gazette be dispensed with. The said undertaking is accepted.
14. The convening and holding the meeting of the Unsecured Creditors of the Applicant Company for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, approving, with or without modification(s), Scheme of Arrangement between Atlas Castalloy Limited and Alicon Castalloy Limited and their Respective Shareholders and Creditors, is dispensed with in view of the averments made in paragraph 16 of the Affidavit in support of the Summons for Direction, inter-alia stating that the present Scheme is an arrangement between the Applicant Company and its shareholders as contemplated under section 391(1)(b) of the Act and not in accordance with provisions of section 391(1)(a) of the Act as there is no arrangement or compromise with the unsecured creditors and that the Applicant
Company undertakes to give individual notice of the date of final hearing of the Company Scheme Petition by RPAD / Speed Post / Airmail to its Unsecured Creditors having an outstanding balance of Rs. 2.00 lakhs and above and also publish the notice once each in "Indian Express" in English and "Loksatta" in Marathi language both having circulation in Pune. Publication in Maharashtra Government Gazette be dispensed with. The said undertaking is accepted.
(S.C. GUPTE, J)