2025 Supreme(Online)(NCLT) 6489
NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
MICRO LABS LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
BAHL AND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED – Respondent
C.A.(CAA) - 45/2025
For the Petitioner:APARNA PURKAYASTHA
IN THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU BENCH
[Through Physical hearing/VC Mode (Hybrid)]
ITEM No.16
C.A (CAA) No.45/BB/2025
IN THE MATTER OF:
Micro Labs Ltd. … Petitioner Petition under Section 230-232 of Companies Act, 2013
Order delivered on: 18.11.2025
CORAM:
SHRI SUNIL KUMAR AGGARWAL
HON’BLE MEMBER (JUDICIAL)
SHRI RADHAKRISHNA SREEPADA
HON’BLE MEMBER (TECHNICAL)
PRESENT:
For the Petitioner : Ms. Aparna
ORDER
1. Heard Ld. Counsels for the Petitioner.
2. C.A (CAA) No.45/BB/2025 is allowed by separate order. File be
consigned to records.
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RADHAKRISHNA SREEPADA SUNIL KUMAR AGGARWAL MEMBER (TECHNICAL) MEMBER (JUDICIAL)
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IN THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU BENCH C.A. (CAA) No. 45/BB/2025 [Application under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013]
IN THE MATTER OF SCHEME:
MICRO LABS LIMITED Registered Office: 31, Race Course Road, Bangalore - 560001. Demerged Company/Applicant No.1 BAHL AND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Registered Office: 31, Race Course Road, Bangalore - 560001. Resulting Company/Applicant No.2 Order delivered on: 18.11.2025 CORAM: Shri Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, Hon’ble Member (Judicial)
Shri Radhakrishna Sreepada, Hon’ble Member (Technical)
COUNSELS PRESENT:
For the Petitioner : Ms. Aparna Purkayastha
O R D E R
1. The present First Motion Application has been filed on 15.10.2025 by the Applicant Companies for following reliefs:
a. Dispense with the meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Demerged Company and Resulting Company;
b. Dispense with the meeting of the Unsecured Creditors of the Resulting Company;
c. Direct that the meeting of the Secured Creditors of the Demerged Company be held on such date and time as requested and that a Chairperson be appointed for the meeting, and pass necessary directions with regard to issue of notice, convening holding and conducting of the meeting; and pass orders for publication of notice of meeting in the newspapers;
d. Direct that the meeting of the Unsecured Creditors of the Demerged Company be held on such date and time as requested and that a Chairperson be appointed for the meeting, and pass necessary directions with regard to issue of notice, convening holding and conducting of the meeting; and pass orders for publication of notice of meeting in the newspapers;
e. Pass such further and other orders as may be deemed necessary.
2. Brief facts of the case are:
(1) The Demerged Company/Applicant No.1 was incorporated on 07.09.1973 under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 vide CIN: U24232KA1973PLC002401.
(2) The Resulting Company/Applicant No.2 was incorporated on 22.01.1946 bearing Co. No. 4748/1945-46 under the provisions of the erstwhile Companies Act VII of 1913, with the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra, Bombay. The Company was later allotted CIN: U67190MH1946PTC004748. The Resulting Company shifted its registered office from State of Maharashtra to the State of Karnataka in 2021 and the current CIN: U64990KA1946PTC160479.
3. The Board of Directors of the Applicant Companies at their Board Meetings held on
17.09.2025 approved and adopted the Scheme of Arrangement. A copy of the Board Resolutions passed by the Board of Directors of the Companies are annexed to the Application as Annexure – E Series. The Appointed Date fixed under the Scheme is
01.04.2025
4. As per certificates dated 26.09.2025 issued by Dagliya & Co., Chartered Accountants a. There are Nine (09) Equity Shareholders in the Demerged Company/Applicant No.1 as on 31.08.2025. All the Equity Shareholders with 100% shareholding have consented to the Scheme by way of affidavits. The certificate in this behalf is Annexure – I b. There are Six (06) Secured Creditors in the Demerged Company/Applicant No.1 as on 31.08.2025. The certificate in this behalf is Annexure - K c. There are Two Thousand Five Hundred and Seventeen (2517) Unsecured Creditors with an aggregate outstanding amount of Rs.7,13,18,46,020/- in the Demerged Company/Applicant No.1 as on 31.08.2025. The certificate thi