HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Ranoson Springs Private Limited – Appellant
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... – Respondent
CO.PET.-313/2015
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
COMPANY PETITION NO. 313/2015
Reserved on 11th December, 2015
Date of pronouncement: 23rd December, 2015
In the matter of
The Companies Act, 1956 & the Companies Act, 2013 (to the extent
applicable):
And
Petition under Sections 391(2) and 394 read
with Sections 100 to 104 of the Companies
Act, 1956
Scheme of Arrangement between:
Ranoson Springs Private Limited
Petitioner/Demerged Company
AND
Ranoson Products Private Limited
Petitioner/Resulting Company
Through Rajan Khanna, Advocate for
the petitioners
Mr. Sanjay Bose, Dy. Registrar of
Companies for the Regional Director
SUDERSHAN KUMAR MISRA, J.
1. This joint petition has been filed under Sections 391(2) and 394
read with Sections 100 to 104 of the Companies Act, 1956 by the
petitioner companies seeking sanction of the Scheme of Arrangement
between Ranoson Springs Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the
Demerged Company) and Ranoson Products Private Limited (hereinafter
referred to as the Resulting Company).
2. The registered offices of the demerged and resulting companies
are situated at New Delhi, within the jurisdiction of this Court.
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3. The demerged company was incorporated under the Companies
Act, 1956 on 24th June, 1988 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT of
Delhi & Haryana at New Delhi.
4. The resulting company was incorporated under the Companies
Act, 2013 on 29th October, 2014 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT of
Delhi & Haryana at New Delhi.
5. The present authorized share capital of the demerged company is
Rs.40,00,000/- divided into 40,000 equity shares of Rs.100/- each. The
issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the company is
Rs.38,70,000/- divided into 38,700 equity shares of Rs.100/- each.
6. The present authorized share capital of the resulting company is
Rs.10,00,000/- divided into 10,000 equity shares of Rs.100/- each. The
present issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the company is
Rs.1,00,000/- divided into 1,000 equity shares of Rs.100/- each.
7. Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
demerged and resulting companies have been filed on record with the
joint application, being CA(M) 70/2015, earlier filed by the petitioners.
The audited balance sheet, as on 31st March, 2014, of the demerged
company had also been filed. It has been submitted by the petitioners
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that since the resulting company has been incorporated only recently and
has not started any business operations, no accounts has been prepared
for the resulting company.
8. A copy of the Scheme of Arrangement has been placed on record
and the salient features of the Scheme have been incorporated and
detailed in the petition and the accompanying affidavit. It is submitted by
the petitioners that the demerged company has two manufacturing units
which are situated at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh and Haridwar,
Uttarakhand which are having tremendous potential. It is further
submitted that in order to explore these potentials to the fullest and to
provide focused leadership and management attention, the Haridwar Unit
of the demerged company shall stand merged in the resulting company.
It is claimed that the proposed demerger will provide scope for
independent expansion without committing the existing organization in its
entirety. It is further claimed that the proposed demerger will strengthen,
consolidate, and stabilize the business of these companies and will
facilitate further expansion and growth of their business.
9. So far as the share exchange ratio is concer