Mona Auto Industries Private Limited v. R.P.L (India) Pharmaceuticals Private Limited

Delhi High Court · 06 Apr 2016 · 2016:DHC:2860
Rajiv Shakdher
CO.APPL.(M) 53/2016
2016:DHC:2860
corporate appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court approved a scheme of amalgamation under the Companies Act, 1956, dispensing with meetings of shareholders and creditors due to unanimous consent.

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CO.APPL.(M) 53/2016
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
CO.APPL.(M) 53/2016
IN THE MATTER OF
MONA AUTO INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED.... Applicant No.1/ Transferor Company
AND
R.P.L (INDIA) PHARMACEUTICALS PRIVATE LIMITED.... Applicant No.2/ Transferee Company
Through: Mr Praveen Kumar Mittal, Advocate
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER O R D E R 06.04.2016
JUDGMENT

1. This is a first motion (joint) application filed by Mona Auto Industries Private Limited (applicant no.1/transferor company) and R.P.L (India) Pharmaceuticals Private Limited (applicant no.2/transferee company) (hereafter collectively referred to as the applicants) under section 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 (in short the 1956 Act) for approval of the scheme of amalgamation and arrangement (hereafter referred to as the scheme).A copy of the scheme is enclosed with the application. 1.[1] The registered office of the applicants are located in Delhi and, therefore, within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court. 1.[2] The transferor company was incorporated on 13.12.1983, in consonance with the provisions of the Act. 1.[3] The transferee company, on the other hand, was incorporated later in point of time i.e. on 17.05.2002, under the provisions of the Act. 2016:DHC:2860

2. The details qua authorized, issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the applicants have been set out in paragraph nos. 3.[1] and 4.[1] of the scheme. 2.[1] Copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association as well as the latest audited annual accounts as on 31.03.2015 of the applicants have been filed.

3. The scheme has been approved by the respective Board of Directors (BOD) of the applicants. Copies of the BOD resolutions of even date i.e. 15.01.2016 have been filed.

4. The applicants aver that there that there are no proceedings pending against them, under Sections 235 to 251 of the Act.

5. The position with regard to shareholders and creditors (i.e. secured and unsecured) of the applicants and the consents obtained from them (wherever applicable) qua the scheme, is as follows: Company No. of Equity Shareholders Consent Given No. of Secured Creditors Consent given No. of Unsecured Creditors Consent given Transferor Company 2 ALL NIL N.A. NIL N.A. Transferee Company 3 ALL 3 ALL 46 ALL

6. A prayer has been made to dispense with the requirement of convening the meetings of the shareholders of the applicants as also the creditors (ie. secured and unsecured) of the transferee company. The letters of consent submitted by the shareholders have been seen and examined. They are found in order. Similarly, letters of consent of creditors (i.e. secured and unsecured) have been seen and found in order.

7. Given the fact that all shareholders of the applicants and all creditors (i.e. secured and unsecured) of the transferee company have given their consent and/or No-Objection (NOC) to the scheme, there shall be no requirement to convene their meetings.

8. The joint application stands allowed in the aforesaid terms.

9. Dasti.

RAJIV SHAKDHER, J APRIL 6, 2016