Official Liquidator Of Hanuman Vitamin Foods Ltd. (In Liquidation) v. Mmtc Ltd. (Petitioner)

50-OLR-116-2024.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR'S REPORT NO. 116 OF 2024 IN COMPANY PETITION NO. 507 OF 2022

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT,

I OF 1956;

AND

IN THE MATTER OF HANUMAN VITAMIN

FOODS LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) MMTC LIMITED )...PETITIONER Ms.Kajal Gupta a/w. Ms.Shweta Singh i/by M.V.Kini & Co., Advocate for the Petitioner.

Mr.Anirudh Hariani, Advocate for the Official Liquidator. Mr.Chandan Kumar, Official Liquidator, present in Court.

CORAM

:

ABHAY AHUJA, J.

DATE :

24th OCTOBER 2024 P.C. :

1.

Mr.Hariani, learned Counsel, appears for the Official Liquidator and submits that pursuant to notice inviting claims from the creditors and workmen, claims have been received as noted in paragraph 9 of the Official Liquidator's report and that this Court permit appointment of Chartered Accountant from the panel of the Official Liquidator for the purposes of scrutinizing/adjudicating and preparation of list of avk 1/2

50-OLR-116-2024.doc claims to be admitted/rejected in respect of the company in liquidation and to make payment of professional fees of the Chartered Accountant as per the scale of fees approved by this Court. 2.

Having heard the learned Counsel and having considered his submissions, this Court is of the view that the Official Liquidator's report be allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b) which read thus:

(a) In view of the para 9 above, whether this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the Official Liquidator to appoint Chartered Accountant from the Panel maintained by the Official Liquidator for the purpose of scrutinizing/ adjudicating and preparation of the list of claims to be admitted/rejected in respect of the company (In Liqn.). (b) If prayer (a) above is in affirmative, the Official Liquidator may be permitted to pay the professional fees of the Chartered Accountant out of fund available to the credit of the company (In Liqn.) as per scale of fees decided by this Hon'ble Court vide its order dated 26.04.2023 passed on OLR No.51 of 2023."

3.

The Official Liquidator's report, accordingly, stands allowed and disposed as above.

ARTI VILAS KHATATE (ABHAY AHUJA, J.) by ARTI VILAS KHATATE Date: 2024.10.24 21:10:29 +0530 avk 2/2