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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
BIREN VAISHNAV, DEVAN M. DESAI
Ambica Ginning Pressing Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Amazon Ceramics Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. company petition filed (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. notices deemed invalid (Para 4) |
| 3. submissions by appellant's counsel (Para 5 , 6 , 10) |
| 4. statutory notice requirements (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
JUDGMENT :
1. This OJ Appeal has been filed by the original petitioner Ambica Ginning Pressing Pvt. Ltd. challenging the oral order dated 15.10.2013 passed by the learned Single Judge, by which, the Company Petition filed by the appellant was dismissed.
2.1 The appellant company registered under the Companies Act, 1956, (‘the Act’ for short) approached this Court by filing a petition under Sections 433 and 434 of the Act. It was the case of the appellant company that since the respondent company was in need of financial help and as one of the directors of the petitioner company was also one of the directors of the respondent company, financial help of Rs.1.25 crores was given by way of seven different cheques on 01.04.2004 and 31.03.2005. It was a case of the appellant company that out of the said amount, only Rs.35 lakhs has been repaid by the respondent company. According to the appellant therefore since the respondent company had not paid the outstanding dues, it was unable to pay its deb
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