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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Sokhi Engineering Company (P) Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Baldev Singh, son of late Boota Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.
1. Heard the parties.
2. Both these appeals have been preferred with the self-same prayer to set aside/ quash the order dated 20.11.2013 passed by the Company Law Board, Kolkata Bench in Company Petition No. 912 of 2012 hence, both these appeals are heard and disposed of by this common judgment.
3. The brief fact of the case is that the respondent nos.1 and 2 of both these appeals filed Company Petition No. 912 of 2012 against the original appellants of Company Appeal No. 01 of 2014 under Sections 397, 398, 399, 402 and 403 of the Companies Act, 1956. It was the case of the petitioners before the Company Law Board that the petitioner no.1 before the Company Law Board who is the respondent no.1 of these appeals is a promoter shareholder of M/s Sokhi Engineering Company Private Limited (SECO) holding 100 shares out of the total 300 shares and the petitioner no.2 before the Company Law Board who is the respondent no.2 of this appeal also held 100 shares out of the said total 300 shares as per the Annual Return of 2009-10. Both the petitioner nos.1 and 2 before the Company Law Board represent 1/10th of the total number of the shareholders as per the annu
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