Tribunals and CommissionsDivision Bench(2021) 12 NCLT CK 0032

M/s. Cerebra Integrated Technologies Ltd vs Registrar of Companies, Karnataka

National Company Law Tribunal · Decided on 8 December 2021

HON’BLE JUDGES
Ajay Kumar Vatsavayi, Member (J) · Manoj Kumar Dubey, Member, (J)
CASE NUMBER
C.P.No.157/BB/2020

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Ajay Kumar Vatsavayi, Member (Judicial);

1.

Under consideration is an application Under Section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013 r/w National Company Law Tribunal (Procedure for reduction of share  capital  of Company)  Rules,  2016  for  confirming the  reduction  of share capital.

2.

The   Petitioner   Company  was  incorporated   on 31.12.1993,   under   the provisions   of  the   Companies  Act, 1956,   as   a   Limited   Company.   The registered  office  of the  Company situated at #S5.  Off 3rd  Cross  Peenva Industrial  Area,  1st  Stage  Peenya,   Bengaluru  560058.  Therefore,  the matter lies within the territorial jurisdiction of this Tribunal.

3.

The   True   copy  of  Memorandum  86  Articles  of  Association  is  filed  as  annexure-B  of the  petition.  The  main  objects  of the  Company  are  as under:

"to carry on the business of manufacturers,  assemblers, fabricators, importers,  exporters,  buyers, sellers,  distributors or otherwise dealers in  computers  like  micro,   mini  and/or personal  computers  and their components, accessories and peripherals, etc."

4.

As per Article 8 of the Article of Association of the Petitioner Company, the Petitioner Company may, by special resolution, reduce its share capital in any  manner  permitted  by  law  which  is  in  excess  of the  want  of the Petitioner Company:

"8. The Company may (subject to the provisions of Sections 55 and 66 of the Act) from time to time by special resolution - reduce its capital and any Capital Redemption Reserve Account or Premium Account in any manner from the time being authorised by law, and in particular, capital may be paid off on the footing that it may be called upon again or otherwise. The Article is not derogate from any power the Company would have if it were omitted."

5.

The Petitioner Company has made the following prayers:

i) That the Reduction of Capital resolved on by the Special Resolution set out in paragraph 8 above be confirmed;

ii)   That to this end all directions necessary and proper be made and  given;

iii)   That the proposed minutes be approved and

iv)   That such other/further order(s) as may be deemed fit and proper by  this  Hon'ble   Tribunal  in   view  of the  aforementioned facts  and circumstances in the interest ofj ustice and equity.

6.

It  is   submitted  that  the  Authorized   Share  Capital  of  the  Company  is Rs.1,28,00,00,000/- divided into  12,80,00,000  Equity Shares of Rs.10/-each.

The  current Paid-up  Share  Capital of   the Applicant Company   is Rs.1,21,19,66,320/- divided into 12,11,86,482 Equity  Shares of Rs.10/-. Note:- The Company has forfeited 20,300 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each Paid-up Rs.5/- per share (Board Meeting dated 29.01.2002).

7.

The following summary is extracted from the latest audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the FY ended on 31.03.2020 of the Applicant Company:-

Particulars

Standalone Amount in Lakhs

Consolidated

Amount in Lakhs

Gross Income

10,253.61

18467.70

Profit Before Interest and Depreciation

2918.06

3565.94

Finance Charges

233.23

309.03

Gross Profit

2684.83

3256.91

Provision for Depreciation

29.19

33.97

Profit before exceptional and extraordinary items and tax

2655.64

3222.94

Exceptional Item

1,785.07

1785.07

8.

As per the amicable settlement with the parties to whom the Shares were allotted, the Company has agreed to waive its rights on the payments made in cash or in kind to them and parties in turn agreed to surrender their rights on shares allotted to them.  Consequently, the Company has made provision for impairment of these assets in their Statement of Profit and Loss  created for the FY ending 31.03.2019.  Thus the Shares issued are unrepresented   by   available   assets   correctness   of   the   valuation   and ascertain its consequent impact, if any, on the Ind AS Standalone financial statements.

9.

The  Arbitration  award  was  passed  by Justice  V.  Jagannathan,  Former Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Hon'ble Arbitral Tribunal, in the matters of Arbitration Disputes under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 on  22.03.2019  awarding cancellation/annulment of the  allotment of Equity Shares held by 3  Singapore Entities without any pay-out for the shares being cancelled.

Provision for Tax

217.94

217.94

Net Profit After Tax

652.64

1219.94

Other Comprehensive Income -

1.06

-1.06

Total Comprehensive Income

651.58

1218.88

Total Comprehensive Income Attributed to

a) Owners

-

1144.24

b) Non-Controlling Interest -

-

75.70

Earning per Equity Share of Rs.10/- each

Basic

0.54

0.94

Diluted

0.54

0.94

Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares

0

0

Tax on proposed Dividend

0

0

A  copy  of Annual  Reports  of the  Company for  the  FY  ended  31.03.2018, 31.03.2019 and 31.03.2020 are enclosed to this application.

Subsequent to the date of the aforesaid audited accounts, there has been no substantial change in the financial position of the Applicant Company except such changes arising or resulting from the normal course of the business.

10.

It is stated that the Company has not maintained proper inventory records  in   its   e-waste   division. It   has   been   informed   that   the   valuation   of inventories of the  said division as  on 31.03.2020 is made based on the quantitative   reconciliation  of  materials   issued  for  and   generated  from processing based  on theoretical  standards  and actual  quantity of goods sold.   Value  of  e-waste  division  inventories  considered  in  the  financial statement as at 31.03.2020  amounted to Rs.624.87  Lakhs owing to the nature of inventory and in the absence of sufficient audit evidence.

11.

The  Paid-up  Share  Capital  of the  Company  shall  stand  reduced to the extent of the face value of the Shares so extinguished.

12.

In order to comply with the terms of the Awards passed by the Arbitral  Tribunal, the Board of Directors of Cerebra Integrated Technologies Limited met   on  12.08.2019   and  approved  the   Scheme   of  Reduction  of  Share Capital subject to the Shareholders' approval.

13.

The proposal of Reduction of Capital does not involve either the diminution  of any liability in respect of unpaid capital as there are no partly paid up shares  or  the  payment  of any  shareholder  of any  paid-up  capital.  The proposal also does not involve any payouts to any person whosoever and will  only strengthen the financial position of the Applicant Company by reducing the  Paid-up  Capital  and thereby  enhancing the  value  of each Equity  Share.   By  adopting  this,  the  Statements  of Financials  will  only reflect more accurate position of the Applicant Company.

14.

The  Hon'ble  Arbitral  Tribunal  while  passing  the  award  had  offered  the  option as follows:

"The  parties  agree  that  the  Claimant  may  undertake  the cancellation/ annulment   of  the   Schedule   shares   or   divesting   the Respondent's ownership/title over the Schedule Shares in a manner other than the procedure contemplated under Section  66 and allied provisions   of  the   Companies  Act, 2013,   subject   however  to   the approval   from the National Company Law  Tribunal,  and the Respondent shall have no objection to the same."

However,  the  objective  of the  entire  proposal  is  to  reduce  the  Paid-up Capital of the Company by Cancellation/Annulment of 92,00,000 Equity Shares.  Reduction of Capital is provided for,  under the  Companies Act, 2013, under Section 66 and therefore the Applicant humbly submits that the application can be considered under the said Section.

15.

Approval of the Shareholders was obtained pursuant to the provisions of  Section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013 in the 25th Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 10:00 AM, on Wednesday, 25th September, 2019, by passing of the below mentioned Special Resolution,  by serving Notice dated 19th August, 2019 subject to the approval/No objection letters to be obtained  by  the  both  Stock  Exchanges  i.e.,  BSE  Limited  and  National Stock  Exchange  of India  Limited.   Copy  of the  AGM  Notice  along  with Explanatory Statement is enclosed to this Application.

16.

It  is  submitted  that  pursuant  to  the  Board  meeting  dated 12th August  2019, the Annual General Meeting was held on 25th September 2019 have unanimously approved the proposed reduction of capital by passing the following resolution:

"RESOLVED THAT, in full compliance with the Awards passed by the Hon'ble Arbitral Tribunal in the matter of Arbitration Dispute under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,  1996 dated 22 March, 2019 without any payout for the Shares being cancelled, pursuant to the provisions of Section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013, if applicable read with the National  Company Law Tribunal (Procedure for Reduction of Share Capital)  Rules, 2016 (including  any  statutory  modification, amendment or re-enactment thereof for the  time  being in force)  as applicable   and   subject  to   the   approval   of Stock  Exchanges   and confirmation by the   Hon'ble   National Company   Law Tribunal, Bengaluru Bench,  the consent of the Equity Shareholders be and is hereby  accorded  to  the proposed  reduction  of the  Paid  up  Share Capital of the Company by cancelling the extinguishing Paid-up Equity Shares   Capital   of Rs.9,20,00,000/ - (Rupees   Nine   Crores   Twenty Lakhs only) divided into 92,00,000 (Ninety Two Lakhs) Equity Shares of  Rs.10/ - (Rupees  Ten  only)  each  fully  paid  up,  from Rs.1,21,19,66,320/ - (Rupees One   Hundred Twenty One Crores Nineteen  Lakhs  Sixty  Six  Thousand  Three  Hundred  Twenty  only) divided into 12,11,86,482 Equity Shares of Rs.10/ - (Rupees Ten only) each  to  Rs.1,11,99,66,320/ -  (Rupees  One  Hundred  Eleven  Crores Ninety Nine Lakhs Sixty Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty only) divided into 11,19,86,482 Equity Shares of Rs.10/ -(Rupees Ten only) each fully paid up.

17.

Ishwar & Gopal,  Chartered Accountant, the Auditor of the Company has also issued a report dated  15.09.2020 confirming that the Company has 142 creditors as on 15th September 2020.

18.

As  per  the   Certificate  dated  14.09.2019  of  Ishwar  &  Gopal  Chartered Accountants, the proposed accounting treatment as specified in Clause 7 of Part III  of the  Draft Scheme  of Reduction of capital between Cerebra Integrated  Technologies  Limited   and  its   shareholders  in  terms   of  the provisions of Section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013 with reference to its compliance with the applicable Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act,  1956/Companies Act, 2013 and Other Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the same is found at pages 530-531 (Annexure -V) of the petition.

19.

It is submitted that there is no pending inspection, inquiry or investigation against the Applicant Company under the Companies Act, 2013 as on the date of the Application.

20.

When the C.P was listed on 16.10.2020, the following order was passed:

"Heard  Shri  Parameshwar  G.  Bhat,   learned  PCS for the  Petitioner, through Video Conference.

Issue Notice. Registry is directed to issue notice to the Regional Director, Hyderabad, the   Registrar   of  Companies,   Karnataka,   Income   Tax Authority,  Ward No. Circle-2(1)(1), Bangalore,  Creditors as per   the list given in CP,  Securities and Exchange Board of India,  Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. and National Stock Exchange Ltd. through email and the Petitioner is also permitted to take notice to the aforesaid authorities and   creditors,   through   authorised   email   along   with   the   Company Petition and material papers as well as by Speed Post and submit proof of service in the Registry well before the next date of hearing. Aforesaid authorities are directed to file the reply within three weeks with a copy endorsing to the Petitioner and the Petitioner is directed to file reply affidavit to the observations of the said authorities, if any, well before the  next  date  of hearing,   with  a  copy  endorsed  to  the  respective authorities. The Petitioner is directed to cause Paper public in 'Financial Express' English daily and `Sanjevani' Kannada daily, and to file proof of service in the Registry well before the next date of hearing."

21.

In compliance to the said order, the Petitioner Company has filed affidavit  vide   Diary  No. 3547   dated  09.11.2020.  Along  with  the   affidavit  the Petitioner Company has also filed the copies of paper publications of the advertisement made for the proposed reduction.

22.

The   Registrar   of  Companies,   Karnataka,   Bengaluru   and  the   Regional  Director, South Eastern Region, Hyderabad have filed the Common Report vide Diary No. 907 dated 11.03.2021 and observed as follows:

a)  On examining the scheme, it is noticed that the Statutory Auditor and  the Secretarial Auditor of the Company have qualified in their report about non-compliance of the provisions of Companies Act,  2013  and other Acts and Rules for the last three years. Certain qualifications are very serious in nature.

b)  The Company has to comply with CSR compliance for the year 2018-19  and 2019-20. In this year this listed company was to spend an amount of Rs.16.27 lakhs but spent only Rs.4.25 lakhs.  Likewise, in the year 2019-20, total Rs.43.15 lakhs was to be spent under CSR but spent only Rs.10.33  lakhs  and remain Rs.32.82  lakhs unspent.  No  proper justification for the unspent amount has been given as required under Section 135  of the  Companies Act,  2013.  Accordingly,  the  Company need to file Compounding Application under Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 read with 134 of the said Act and Rules made thereon.

c)   The  Secretarial Audit/Statutory Auditor have  qualified that the  company violated Section  185  of the Companies Act,  2013.  The  said violation is continuing for the last 3 years. The Petitioner Company may be advised to file Compounding Application under Section 441  of the Companies Act, 2013.

d)  The Company does not have a qualified Company Secretary with effect  from  19.08.2020 and CFO with effect from  17.08.2019 in violation of Section 203 of Companies Act, 2013. The Petitioner Company may be advised to file Adjudication application under Section 454 of Companies Act, 2013.

e)   As per Arbitration award dated 22.03.2019, the Company had to forgo  all the amount paid in cash to LEYTRON TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. and RESTORER CORP PTE. LTD., Singapore companies which were paid as part of Master Services Agreement dated 19.03.2010. The Company has made  impairment  provisions  in  the  financial  statement  for  the year 2018-19.  In  this  regard,  the  Petitioner  Company may be  advised  to place  full  facts  before  the  Hon'ble  NCLT  regarding  the  reasons  for forgoing the amount paid in cash.

f)   The Company did not pay statutory dues to Income Tax, Central Excise  for  earlier years  and  huge  advance  tax  of Rs.882  lakhs  in  the year 2018-19. The Petitioner Company shall furnish an undertaking to the effect that the tax dues will be remitted to the statutory authorities as and when demanded.

g)   The  Paid-up  Capital  of  the  Company  has  increased  from  Rs.108,49,66,320/-  to  Rs.120,39,66,320/-  in  the  year  2017-18  and from Rs.120,39,66,320/-  to Rs.121,19,66,320/-  in the year 2018-19. The company may be asked to explain the compliance of Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Agreement including approval of NSE  and  BSE  for  listing  such  shares  and  furnish  an  affidavit with regard to the compliance as sought above.

h)  Though there were several violations observed by ROC/RD in the last  three years balance sheets, Honble NCLT may entertain the petition to enable the Company to comply with the award passed by Arbitration Tribunal  vide  order  dated 22.03.2019  while  considering  the observations of the Regional Director and direct the Petitioner Company to comply with the above observations and decide the case as per the merits.  It  is  further   submitted  that  no  prosecutions,   complaints, Technical Scrutiny and Inspection are pending against the company.

23.

The Petitioner Company in response to the common report of RD and ROC dated 11.03.2021 has filed a reply by way of Affidavit vide Diary No.  1219 dated 05.04.2021 wherein the Petitioner Company replied as follows:

a)  It is submitted that the observations made by the Statutory Auditors  and the  Secretarial Auditors in their report were  duly replied by the Directors   in   the   Boards'   Report   for   the   respective   years   and   the Management   had taken proper steps to overcome all the noncompliances.  Further,  being the  Managing  Director  of the  Company, they hereby undertake to file requisite compounding application to the said non compliances before the appropriate authorities.

b)   It is also submitted the Company has complied with Corporate Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  compliance  for  the  year  2018-19  and  2019-20.

According to Section  135 of the Companies Act, 2013, if the Company fails to spend such amount, the Board shall, in its report made under clause (o) of sub-Section(3)  of the Section  134, specify the reasons for not spending the amount.

For 2018-19  Annexure VII to the  Board's Report,  the  reason for not spending the amount was specified as under:

However, during the year under review, the Company's spend on the CSR activities has been less than the limits prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 due to non availability of proper verified projects.

For 2019-20- Annexure VI to the Board's Report,  the reason for not spending the amount was specified as under:

However, during the year under review, the Company's spend on the CSR activities has been less than the limits prescribed under  the  Companies  Act, 2013  due  to  unavoidable circumstances.

Hence,  there  were  no  violation under  Section 135  for  the  FYs 2018-19 and 2019-20

c)  It is submitted that the Company will file a Compounding Application under  Section  441  of the  Companies  Act,  2013  with  respect  to  the  violation under Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013.

d) It is further submitted that the Company had appointed Mr. Adarsh M A,  qualified  Company  Secretary  as  Company  Secretary  w.e.f. 15.09.2020 after   the   resignation   of   Mrs.  Nutan Soudagar   w.e.f. 19.08.2020.   Further,   there  was  no  violation  of  section  203   of  the Companies Act,  2013  since  the vacancy was  filled up  by the  Board within six months from the date of such vacancy.  The Company had appointed Mr.  Shridhar Hegde as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the  Company w.e.f. 14.02.2015  and he held the position  of CFO till 16.08.2020 i.e. till the date of his demise due to Covid-19.

e)  It is submitted that according to the Master Services Agreement dated 19.03.2010 with Cimelia Resource Recovery PTE Ltd. $ 1.25 Million has been  paid  to  Enviro-hub  Holdings  Ltd. (parent  company  of Cimelia Resource  Recovery PTE  Ltd.)  to take over Cimelia Resource Recovery PTE  Ltd.  In  this  regard,  Messrs  Grant Thorton,  Leading  Investment Advisers who  conducted  the  Due  Diligence,  advised the  Company to drop the acquisition. As per Arbitration Award dated 22.03.2019, the deposit of $  1.25 Million was forfeited and 92,00,000 shares issued to Cimelia Resources Recovery PTE Ltd., Restorer Corp Ltd.  and Leytron Technology   PTE.   Ltd.,   the   Singapore   based   companies   are   to   be cancelled. Keeping in view the award passed, it was decided to reduce the  Paid-up  Share  Capital  of   the  Company to  the  extent of Rs.9,20,00,000.  Accordingly,  impairment  provision  was  made  in  the Financial Statements for the FY 2018-19.

f)   It is also submitted that the Company has furnished an undertaking to  the effect that the tax dues will be remitted to the Statutory Authorities as and when demanded and such undertaking is attached herewith as Annexure-3.

g)   It is further submitted that the Company had complied with Section 42 of   the Companies   Act, 2013 and SEB1 (Listing   Obligations   and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 with   respect   to the increase in Paid-up Capital of the Company from Rs. 108,49,66,320/- to Rs.120,39,66,320/- in the year 2017-18 and from Rs.120,39,66,320/-to Rs.121,19,66,320/- in the year 2018-19. The Company had received in principle approval from National Stock Exchange and BSE Limited for listing such shares and it hereby confirms that all the compliances relating to Section 42 were complied with.

h)  Further, it is submitted that all the above mentioned observations are   not  having  any  negative  effect  on  the  proposed  reduction  of  share capital as the reduction of Share Capital will not have any impact on the Company's responsibility to comply with the said provisions as well as the  proposed  reduction will not have  any negative  impact on the Company's profitability, Cash flow as well as the net worth. Because the proposed reduction is only to the extent of the Share Capital which is not represented by the assets and which is purely on the compliance of the Arbitral Award passed by the Sole Arbitrator, Hon'ble Justice Shri V. Jagannathan, Former Judge, High Court of Karnataka.

i)  The  Petitioner  Company avails the  option  of reduction of paid-up  share capital which  is  in  consonance with  Section  66  of the  Companies Act, 2013.   Following are the provisions:

66.

Reduction of Share capital

(1) Subject to  confirmation  by  the  Tribunal  on  an  application  by  the company,  a company  limited by shares or limited by guarantee and having a share capital may, by a special resolution,  reduce the share capital in any manner and in, particular, may-

(a) extinguish or reduce the liability on any of its shares in respect of the share capital not paid-up; or

(b) either with or without extinguishing or reducing liability on any of its shares,-

(i) cancel any paid-up share capital which is lost or is unrepresented by available assets; or

(ii) pay off any paid-up share capital which is in excess of the wants of the company, alter its memorandum by reducing the amount of its share capital and of its shares accordingly:

Provided that no such reduction shall be made if the company is in arrears in the repayment of any deposits accepted by it, either before or  after  the  commencement  of this  Act,   or  the  interest payable thereon.

24.

The present position of law, while dealing with provisions of Section 66 is  that if none of the shareholders are objecting for the proposed reduction, then after considering the merits of the case as also connected facts and circumstances such petition generally deserves to be admitted.

i) In the case of Elpro International Limited (Company Petition No. 288 of 2007)  order  dated 22.06.2007  reported  in [2009] 149 CompCas646 (Born), Hon'ble Bombay High Court has expressed that the question of reduction of share capital is the matter of domestic concern.   Further observed that decision for reduction is based on commercial consideration undertaken by the businessmen who are in the best position to know of the necessities and interest of the company   concerned,   in   the   absence   of  serious   allegations   as regards the bona fides of the proposed scheme, the courts are of the view that no interference in such decisions is required.   It has also been observed that considering the commercial aspect of the decision   it   is   not   permissible   for   the   court   to   come   to   the conclusion  that  the  exit  opportunity  offered  is  inequitable  and unjust.

ii)  Likewise, in the case of Reckitt Benckiser (India) Limited (Company  Petition No. 206 of 2004) Order dated 31.05.2005 reported in 2005 SCC Online Del 674 after due consideration of the pre and post reduction, admittedly selective one, it was held that if majority by a special resolution decides to reduce  share capital of company, it has also right to decide as to how this reduction should be carried into effect.

iii)  Further observed that while reducing the share capital,  company can decide to extinguish some of its shares without dealing in the same  manner  as with  all  other  shares  of the  same  class.  The company limited by shares is permitted to reduce the share capital in any manner, thereby a selective reduction is permissible within the framework of law.  On the question of valuation as well,  an observation  was  that valuation  of shares  is  a technical  matter, which  requires  considerable  skill  and  experience. If the stakeholders are satisfied with the   value,  can approve the transaction of reduction of share capital which should not deemed to be inequitable or unfair transaction.

iv)  On the same lines, in one of the decision of the Bombay High Court in Sandvik Asia  Limited  v.  Bharat  Kumar Padamsi  &  Ors  (Company Application No. 290 of 2003), Order dated 04.04.2009 reported in 2009 SCC Online Born 541, the proposal of capital reduction was upheld. In the   said  case,   the  Single  Judge  Bench  of  the  Court  declined  to sanction   and   approve   the  reduction   of  the   share   capital   of  the Company.   Accordingly,   the   company   filed   an   appeal   before   the Division Bench. The Hon'ble Bombay High Court relied on the Hon'ble Apex court holding that the judgment of the House of Lords in the case of British and American Trustee and Finance Corporation is a leading authority on the subject of reduction of the share capital by Company.

v)  Subsequently,  the High Court has also referred to the judgment of Poole and others v/ s National Bank of China Limited in which the same matter was considered by the House of Lords relying on the aforesaid judgment  in  the  case  of  the   British   and  American  Trustee  and Financial  Corporation.  In  Para  9  of the judgment  thereafter,  the Hon'ble Bombay High Court held as under:

"In our opinion, the above quoted observation of the House of Lords from its judgment in the case of Poole, referred to above, squarely apply to the present case.  In our opinion once it is established that non-promoter shareholders are being paid fair value of their shares, at no point of time it is even suggested by them that the amount that is being paid is any way  less  and  that  even  overwhelming  majority  of the  non-promoters shareholders having voted in favour of the resolution shows that the court will not be justified in withholding its sanction to the resolution.   As the Supreme Court has recognized that the judgment of the House of Lords in the case of British & American Trustee and Finance Corporate Limited is a   leading judgment   on   the   subject,   we   are justified  in  considering ourselves bound by the law laid down in that judgment.  As we find that there is similarity in the facts in which the observations were made in the judgment  in  the  case  of British  and American  Trustee  and  Finance Corporation, we will be well advised to follow the law laid down in that case. In our opinion, therefore the learned single judge was in error in declining to grant sanction to the special resolution."

25.

In the circumstances, it is hereby ordered to confirm the reduction of paid  up  share capital of the Petitioner Company by approving the minutes of AGM dated 25.09.2019 wherein the members of the Petitioner Company resolved for the proposed reduction of the  Paid-up  Share  Capital of the Company by cancelling the extinguishing Paid-up Equity Share Capital of Rs.9,20,00,000/-  (Rupe6es Nine Crores Twenty Lakhs only)  divided into 92,00,000 (Ninety Two Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten only) each fully paid up, from Rs.1,21,19,66,320/-(Rupees One Hundred Twenty One  Crores  Nineteen Lakhs  Sixty Six Thousand Three  Hundred Twenty only) divided into 12,11,86,482 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten only) each  to  Rs.1,11,99,66,320/-(Rupees  One  Hundred  Eleven  Crore  Ninety Nine  Lakh Sixty Six Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty only)  divided into 11,19,86,482 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each fully paid up.

26.

In  terms  of the  above,   the  necessary  alteration  shall  be  made  in  the Memorandum of Association by the Petitioner Company for reduction of the   paid-up   share   capital.  The   copy  of  the   altered   Memorandum  of Association  and   the   minutes  approved   along  with  the   order  shall  be delivered to the ROC by filing the E form INC, within 30 days of the receipt of the copy of the order.   Accordingly, the Registry shall prepare an order in FORM No.  RSC-6 as per the National Company Law Tribunal (procedure for Reduction of Share capital of the Company)  Rules 2016 and issue to the Applicant.

Ordered Accordingly. To be consigned to the Records

Form of Minutes

RESOLVED   THAT  in  full  compliance  with  the  Awards  passed  by  the Hon'ble Arbitral Tribunal in the matter of Arbitration Dispute under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,  1996 dated 22 March, 2019 without any payout  for  the   Shares  being  cancelled,  pursuant  to   the  provisions  of Section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013, if applicable read with the National Company Law Tribunal (Procedure for Reduction of Share Capital) Rules, 2016  (including any statutory modification,  amendment or re-enactment thereof for  the  time  being  in  force)   as  applicable  and  subject  to  the approval  of Stock Exchanges  and  confirmation  by the  Hon'ble  National Company  Law  Tribunal,   Bengaluru   Bench,   the   consent  of  the   Equity Shareholders be and is hereby accorded to the proposed reduction of the Paid  up  Share  Capital  of the  Company by  cancelling the  extinguishing Paid-up  Equity Shares  Capital of Rs.9,20,00,000/-  (Rupees Nine  Crores Twenty  Lakhs  only)   divided  into  92,00,000   (Ninety  Two  Lakhs)   Equity Shares  of Rs.10/-(Rupees Ten  only)  each  fully paid  up,  from Rs.1,21,19,66,320/-  (Rupees One  Hundred Twenty One  Crores Nineteen Lakhs   Sixty   Six  Thousand  Three   Hundred  Twenty   only)   divided  into 12,11,86,482 Equity   Shares   of   Rs.10/-(Rupees   Ten   only) each   to Rs.1,11,99,66,320/-(Rupees   One   Hundred   Eleven  Crores  Ninety  Nine Lakhs   Sixty   Six  Thousand  Three   Hundred  Twenty  only)   divided   into 11,19,86,482  Equity Shares of Rs.10/-(Rupees Ten only)  each fully paid up.