Bhagawati Vanaspati Industries Ltd. v. O/L

OD-14

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Original Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE BIFR/34/1991 IA NO: CA/1/1997(Old No:CA/609/1997), CA/2/1998(Old No:CA/25/1998), CA/3/1998(Old No:CA/573/1998) BHAGAWATI VANASPATI INDUSTRIES LTD.

VS O/L

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE RAVI KRISHAN KAPUR Date : 24th February, 2023 The Court :- None appears on behalf of the parties nor is any accommodation prayed for on their behalf.

This proceeding arises out of BIFR case no. 34 of 1991. By a recommendation passed by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction in BIFR Case No. 34 of 1991 dated 18th August, 1993 the company was directed to be wound up.

In view of the amended provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the decisions in Action Ispat and Power Private Limited-versus-Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited reported in (2021) 2 SCC 641 and in A. Navinchandra Steels Private Limited -versus- Srei Equipment Finance Limited and Others reported in AIR 2021 SC 1180, in my view this Court does not have any jurisdiction to entertain this matter. There is no irreversible situation which has arisen warranting this Court retaining this proceeding.

In view of the aforesaid, BIFR/34/1991 stands transferred to the National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata.

The Department shall treat BIFR/34/1991 as disposed of insofar as the records of this Court are concerned.

It is needless to mention that any connected application is also transferred to the National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata. (RAVI KRISHAN KAPUR, J.) S.Bag