The Managing Director v. Selvam

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS (ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) Friday, the 22nd day of October 2021 THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN Comp.Appln.No.248 of 2021 in Comp.Petn.No.73 of 2000 In the matter of the Companies Act, 1956 and In the matter of M/s.Sterling Tree Magnum India Limited (In Provisional Liquidation) C.P.No.73 of 2000:

M/s.Lintas India Limited, Rep. By Branch Manager and Power Agent Ashok Prasad ... Petitioner -VSM/s. Sterling Tree Magnum (India) Limited No.5, Murrays Gate Road, Chennai -18.

... Respondent C.A.No.248 of 2021:

Mrs.Vandana Kothari, W/o. Narayan Das Kothari, D-63-4 A, Mahmoorganj Sigra Road, Besides Gangotri Apartment, Varanasi - 221 010.

... Applicant -VSM/s. Sterling Tree Magnum (India) Limited, (Company in Liquidation), Rep. By Official Liquidator, Attached to the High Court of Madras Corporate Bhavan, IInd Floor, 29, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600001.

... Respondent This Company Applications praying that this court to condone the

delay of 729 days in filing a claim petition before the Respondent/ Official Liquidator in the matter of M/s. Sterling Tree Magnum India Limited, in Liquidation, pending on file of this Hon'ble Court. This Company Applications coming on this day before this Court for hearing in the presence of Mr.K.M.Aasim shehzad, learned counsel for M/s.BFS Legal, Advocate for the Applicant herein, and Mr.Bavisetty Sridhar, learned Deputy Official Liquidator for the Respondent herein and upon reading the Judges summons and the Affidavit of Mrs.Vandana Kothari filed herein and the Court made the following order: Heard Mr.K.M.Aasim Shehzad, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Bhavishetty Sridhar, learned Deputy Official Liquidator for the Official Liquidator.

2.Accepting the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of this application, this application is allowed, the delay of 729 days in filing the claim petition is condoned. The applicant is required produce the original documents before the Official Liquidator to enable him to adjudicate upon the claim.

WITNESS, THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SANJIB BANERJEE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, AS AFORESAID THIS THE 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021.

Sd/- JOINT REGISTRAR(O.S)(I/C).

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KJV - 08/11/2021 Comp.Appln.Nos.248 of 2021 in Comp.Petn.No.73 of 2000 ` ORDER DATED: 22.10.2021 THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN FOR APPROVAL ON: 15/11/2021 APPROVED ON :15/11/2021 COPY TO:

1. The Official Liquidator, High Court, Madras.