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2026 Supreme(Online)(NCLT) 145

NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
Bidisha Banerjee, Judicial Member, Siddharth Mishra, Technical Member
CASTLE CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
MADHUR VYAPAR PRIVATE LIMITED – Respondent
C.A. (CAA) No. 91/KB/2025|C.P (CAA) No. 138/KB/2025



Advocates:
For the Petitioners: Ms. Manju Bhuteria, Sr. Adv., Ms. Aisha Amin
For the Respondents: Mr. Pankaj Srivastava, Dy. Director

Tribunal sanctioned NBFC amalgamation scheme upon verifying statutory compliance, 100% consents, regulatory no-objection, addressed objections, confirming bona fides, fund compliance, and stakeholder benefits without prejudice.

Headnote:(A) Companies Act, 2013 - Sections 230, 232 read with Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016 - Scheme of Amalgamation - Second motion petition for sanction - Transferor companies (three NBFCs and one investment company) amalgamating with transferee NBFC from Appointed Date 1st April, 2024 - Shareholder and creditor meetings dispensed with due to 100% consent/ nil creditors - No-objection from regulatory authority obtained - Compliance with notices, valuation report, accounting standards certification, and statutory auditor reports verified - Regional Director observations addressed including asset transfer undertakings, stamp duty, share capital fee adjustment, and regulatory binding - Official Liquidator reported no complaints and affairs not prejudicial to members/public interest - Held, scheme sanctioned as bona fide, in interests of stakeholders, enabling net owned fund compliance, business consolidation, economies of scale, resource pooling, and profitability enhancement. (Paras 2, 4-15, 17, 19, 22-24)

(B) Amalgamation - Prerequisites for sanction - Complete statutory compliance mandatory including board resolutions, valuation by registered valuer, auditor accounting confirmation, regulatory notices/acknowledgements, no-pending investigations, and resolutions to RD/IT observations via undertakings - No-objection from sectoral regulator pivotal for NBFCs - Tribunal to verify scheme fairness, feasibility, and stakeholder interests before binding all parties. (Paras 10-13, 18-20, 23)

Facts of the case:
Second motion petition under Sections 230(6) and 232(3) for sanctioning amalgamation of three transferor companies (NBFCs and one deploying funds in investible instruments) with transferee NBFC to meet net owned fund requirement of Rs.10 Crore per regulatory notification, consolidate business, achieve economies of scale, and streamline operations. First motion directions complied; notices issued; no objections except addressed RD concerns.

Findings of Court:
Scheme bona fide and not prejudicial; all properties, rights, interests transferred without further deed subject to charges; liabilities, duties, proceedings vested/continued in transferee; shares allotted per scheme; transferor companies dissolved post-effective date; asset schedule to be filed within 60 days; order certified copies filed within 30 days.

Issues: Whether statutory compliances met, scheme fair/feasible for sanction, RD observations resolved, regulatory no-objection valid, and amalgamation justified for NBFC fund enhancement and business synergy.

Ratio Decidendi: Tribunal sanctions scheme upon verifying full compliance, 100% stakeholder consent/nil creditors, regulatory clearances, addressed objections via undertakings, and benefits like fund compliance, consolidation, scale economies, without public/member prejudice.

Result: Petition allowed; scheme sanctioned effective 1st April, 2024, binding on companies, shareholders, creditors.

Table of Content
1. scheme of amalgamation details and parties (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. shareholder and creditor consents dispensed (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 14 , 15 , 16)
3. compliance with prior directions and reports (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
4. benefits of amalgamation for nbfcs (Para 17)
5. regulatory notices and no-objections received (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22)
6. rd observations addressed by petitioners (Para 23)
7. scheme sanctioned with transfer provisions (Para 24)
8. post-order compliance directions (Para 25 , 26 , 27)

ORDER

Per: Cmde Siddharth Mishra, Member (Technical)

1. The Court convened through hybrid mode.

2. The instant Company Petition has been filed in the second stage of the proceedings under Section 230(6) read with Section 232(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) for sanction and confirmation of the Scheme of Amalgamation of the Scheme of Amalgamation of the Scheme of Amalgamation of the Scheme of Amalgamation of the Scheme of Amalgamation of the Scheme of Amalgamation of the Scheme of Amalgamation of

With MADHUR VYAPAR PRIVATE LIMITED- Transferee Company / Petitioner No 4, from the Appointed Date 1st April, 2024.

A copy of the said Scheme of Amalgamation (“Scheme”) is annexed to the Company Petition marked Annexure I in VOL I at Page No 35 to Page No 75.

3. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s) that the Appointed Date as per the Scheme means April 01, 2024.

4. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioners (s) that the Transferor Company No 1 / Petitioner No 1 , Transferor Company No 3 / Petitioner No 3 and Transferee Company / Petitioner No 4 are all Non Banking Finance Company duly registered with Reserve Bank of India and are holding a valid Certificate of Registration issued by the said Bank.

5. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s) that, the list of equity Shareholders of the Petitioner Companies as on 25th February, 2025 duly certified by the statutory auditors of the Company are all collectively annexed to the Company Petition marked – Annexure F in VOL II at Page No 238 to Page No 243.

6. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s) that, NIL Secured Creditors of the Petitioner Companies as on 25th February, 2025 duly certified by the statutory auditors of the Company are all collectively annexed to the Company Petition marked – Annexure G in VOL II at Page No 244 to Page No 247.

7. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s) that, NIL Unsecured Creditors of Petitioner No 2 and Petitioner No 4 as on 25th February, 2025 duly certified by the statutory auditors of the Company are all collectively annexed to the Company Petition marked – Annexure G in VOL II at Page No 245 and at Page No 247.

8. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s) that, the list of Unsecured Creditors of Petitioner No 1 and Petitioner No 3, as on 25th February, 2025, duly certified by the statutory auditors of the Company are all collectively annexed to the Company Petition marked – Annexure G in VOL II at Page No 244 and at Page No 246.

9. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner (s) that a copy of the order dated 19th June, 2025 passed by this Tribunal in Company Application C.A(CAA) NO 91 / KB / 2025 is annexed to the Company Petition marked Annexure H in VOL II at Page No 248 to Page No 254.

10. It is submitted by Ld. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s) that the Valuation Report dated 22nd January, 2025, recommending the Swap Ratio has been prepared by CA Mukesh Banka, IBBI Registered Valuer. A copy of the said Report is annexed to the Company Petition marked Annexure I in VOL II at Page No 255 to Page No 269.

11. It is submitted by Ld. counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s) that the Board of Directors of the Petitioner Companies have at their respective meeting held on 1st February, 2025, have passed resolution adopting the proposed Scheme of Amalgamation. A copy of the Resolut

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