IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R.M. Chhaya, J.
In Re: Akshar Estates Private Limited - Appellants
Company Petition No. 190, 224 of 2016 in Company Application No. 152, 186 of 2016
Decided On : 30-06-2016
Composite Scheme of Arrangement - Companies Act, 1956, Companies Act, 2013 - Section 391 to 394, Sections 78, 100 to 103, Section 52 of the Companies Act, 1956
Fact of the Case:
The petitions were filed for obtaining the sanction of the court to a Composite Scheme of Arrangement involving demerger, transfer, and amalgamation of various companies. The scheme also proposed the restructure of share capital under relevant sections of the Companies Act, 1956 and Companies Act, 2013.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the scheme was in the interest of shareholders, creditors, and the public, and therefore, sanctioned the scheme.
Issues: The issues involved the dispensation of meetings of shareholders and creditors, compliance with accounting principles, and addressing observations made by the Regional Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Ratio Decidendi: The court considered the satisfaction of observations raised by the Regional Director and the compliance with legal provisions in reaching its decision to sanction the scheme.
Final Decision: The court granted the prayers in the petitions, directed the payment of costs, and issued various directions to the petitioner companies and concerned authorities.
R.M. Chhaya, J.
1. These are the petitions filed for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of this court to a Composite Scheme of Arrangement involving Demerger and Transfer of Real Estate Undertakings of Two De-merged/Transferor companies viz. Mas Chemicals Industries Private Limited, Samurai Holdings Private Limited to the Resulting Company viz. Arris Estates Private Limited and De-merger and Transfer of Portfolio Investment Undertakings of Four De-merged/Transferor companies viz. Akshar Estates Private Limited, Bar Magnet Investment Private Limited, Mas Chemicals Industries Private Limited, Samurai Holdings Private Limited to Resulting Company viz. Opel Securities Private Limited, Amalgamation of the Residue Undertakings of the Four De-merged Companies and 28 other Transferor Companies viz. Akshat Consultancy Limited, Alokik Agri Farms Private Limited, Anahat Buildcon Private Limited, Atik Land Developers Private Limited, Atire Land Developers Private Limited, Auxin Buildcon Private Limited, Bar Magnate Holdings Private Limited, Billet Estates Private Limited, Brahma Farms & Cultivators Private Limited, Camet Buildcon Private Limited, Clariant Buildcon Private Limited, Cony Realty Private Limited, Corbel Developers Private Limited, Croma Financial Services Private Limited, Denis Trades And Investments Private Limited, Epistyle Propcon Private Limited, Euroknit International Limited, Fillet Realty Private Limited, Fuji Finance Private Limited, Gabriel Trading Private Limited, Gama Fabric Sales Private Limited, Khadayata Decor Limited, Lovely Consultants Private Limited, Parpen Propcon Private Limited, Pratham Textiles Private Limited, Quilon Chemicals Private Limited, Saumya Textiles Private Limited, Stolon Fincon Services Private Limited with Sixvents Power & Engineering Limited, the Transferee Company as well as Restructure of Share Capital of the Four De-merged Companies in form of Utilisation of Security Premium Reserve Accounts, proposed under section 391 to 394 read with Sections 78, 100 to 103 of the Companies Act, 1956 and Section 52 of the Companies Act, 2013 of the Companies Act, 1956.
2. It has been submitted that all these companies belong to the same group of management. The Board of Directors of these Companies thought it appropriate to propose a Composite Scheme whereby overall restructure of the business of all these companies is envisaged. This involves streamlining in accordance with the activities, minimizing the number of entities in order to avoid duplication of operative and administrative costs and amalgamate them for synergic benefits. The petitions provide the details of the benefits envisaged due to the proposed Composite Scheme.
3. It has been submitted that vide orders dated 21st April 2016 passed in Company Applications No. 152 to 185 of 2016, the meetings of the Equity Shareholders and Unsecured Creditors of all the De-merged, Resulting as well as Transferor Companies were dispensed with in view of the written consent letters from all of them, approving the proposed scheme, being placed on record. There are no Secured Creditors of these companies, except one viz. Khadayata Decor Limited who had placed on record the consent letter of the said Secured Creditor and hence dispensation of the meeting of the creditors was granted vide the abovereferred order. It has been pointed out that in case of four de-merged companies, proposing the restructure of Capital in form of the Utilisation of Securities Premium Account, dispensation was granted from the procedure prescribed under Section 101(2) of the Companies Act, 1956 as well as the procedure prescribed under rule 48 to 65 of the Companies (Court) Rules 1959.
4. In case of the Transferee Company, vide the order dated 21st April 2016, passed in Company Application No. 186 of 2016, meetings of the Equity Shareholders as well as Unsecured Creditors of the company were dispensed with in view of the written consent letters from all of them, approving
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