HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Spring Tex Private Limited – Appellant
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... – Respondent
CO.PET.-408/2015
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
COMPANY PETITION NO. 408/2015
Reserved on 9th 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 Section 391 to 394 of the
Companies Act, 1956
Scheme of Amalgamation of:
Spring Tex Private Limited
Petitioner/Transferor Company
WITH
Navair International Private Limited
Petitioner/Transferee Company
Through
Mr.
Saurabh
Kalia
with
Mr.Gursat Singh, Advocates for the
petitioners
Mr. Sanjay Bose, Dy. Registrar of
Companies for the Regional Director
Mr. Rajiv Bahl, Advocate for the
Official Liquidator
SUDERSHAN KUMAR MISRA, J.
1. This joint petition has been filed under Sections 391 to 394 of the
Companies Act, 1956 by the petitioner companies seeking sanction of
the Scheme of Amalgamation of Spring Tex Private Limited (hereinafter
referred to as the transferor company) with Navair International Private
Limited (hereinafter referred to as the transferee company).
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2. The registered offices of the transferor and transferee companies
are situated at New Delhi, within the jurisdiction of this Court.
3. The transferor company was incorporated under the Companies
Act, 1956 on 2nd September, 2005 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT
of Delhi & Haryana at New Delhi.
4. The transferee company was originally incorporated under the
Companies Act, 1956 on 23rd April, 1982 with the Registrar of
Companies, NCT of Delhi & Haryana at New Delhi under the name and
style of Navair Private Limited. Thereafter, the word ‘Private’ was deleted
from the name of the company. The company changed its name to
Navair International Limited and obtained the fresh certificate of
incorporation on 28th May, 1992. Learned counsel for the petitioners
submitted that thereafter the company became a private limited company
and the word ‘Private’ was added in the name of the company.
5. The present authorized share capital of the transferor company is
Rs.2,00,00,000/- divided into 20,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each.
The issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the company is
Rs.1,20,25,000/- divided into 12,02,500 equity shares of Rs.10/- each.
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6. The present authorized share capital of the transferee company is
Rs.3,00,00,000/- divided into 29,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each
aggregating to Rs.2,90,00,000/- and 10,000 non cumulative preference
shares of Rs.100/- each aggregating to Rs.10,00,000/-. The issued,
subscribed and paid-up share capital of the company is Rs.2,45,04,000/-
divided into 24,50,400 equity shares of Rs.10/- each.
7. Copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
transferor and transferee companies have been filed on record with the
joint application, being CA(M) 76/2015, earlier filed by the petitioners.
The audited balance sheets, as on 31st March, 2014, of the transferor and
transferee companies, along with the report of the auditors, have also
been filed.
8. A copy of the Scheme of Amalgamation 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 claimed by
the petitioners that the proposed amalgamation will enable both the
companies to consolidate their business operations and provide
significant impetus to their growth since both companies are engaged in
same line of business and under the same management. It is further
claimed that the proposed amalgamation will result in reduction in
overheads, administrative, mana