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Judgment
The Court is convened by videoconference today.
Petition Admitted.
Petition fixed for hearing and final disposal on 02.03.2021.
Learned Counsel for the Petitioners states that in pursuance directions contained in Order dated on 4 May passed by this Tribunal in the CA(CAA)
636/MB- IV/2020, the meetings of Equity Shareholders of the First and Second Petitioner Companies were dispensed with in view of Consent
Affidavits filed by all of the Shareholders of the First and Second Petitioner Companies. The meetings of the Equity Shareholders of the Third
Petitioner Company were dispensed with in view of the fact that the First Petitioner Company and the Second Petitioner Company are wholly owned
subsidiaries of the Third Petitioner Company therefore, no meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Third Petitioner Company were required to be
convened.
Learned Counsel for the Petitioners states that in pursuance of the directions contained in Order delivered on 4 May 2020 passed by this Tribunal in
CA(CAA) 636/MB-IV/2020, there are no Secured Creditors in the First and Second Petitioner Companies. In so far as the Unsecured Creditors are
concerned notices were issued to the Unsecured Creditors of the First and Second Petitioner Companies as directed by this Hon’ble Tribunal. In
view of the fact that the First Petitioner Company and the Second Petitioner Company are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Third Petitioner
Companies therefore, no meeting of the Creditors of the Third Petitioner Company were required to be convened.
Counsel for the Petitioners further submit that pursuant to the directions contained in the Order passed by this Tribunal, in CA(CAA) 636/MB-
IV/2020, Petitioner Companies served notices upon the (i) Income Tax Authority ;(ii) Central Government through the concerned office of the
Regional Director and (iii) concerned Registrar of Companies (iv) Official Liquidator in case of the First and Second Petitioner Companies as per Rule
8 of the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016.
The Petitioner Companies are directed to serve fresh notices through Registered-Post and hand-delivery indicating the date of final hearing upon:-
(i) concerned Income Tax Authority within whose jurisdiction the assessments are made (for First Petitioner Company - 27AABCO8658E1Z7; for
Second Petitioner Company - 27AAICP8502F1ZE and for Third Petitioner Company - 27AADCP2914Q1Z0 ); (ii) the Central Government through
the office of Regional Director(Western Region), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Mumbai (iii) concerned Registrar of Companies (iv) Department of
Goods and Services Tax and Office of the Official Liquidator, Mumbai;
At least 10 days before the date fixed for hearing, the Petitioner Company to publish the notice of hearing of Petition in two local newspapers viz.
‘Business Standard’ in English and translation thereof in ‘Navshakti’ in Marathi, both having circulation in Maharashtra as per rule 15 of
the Companies (Com- promises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016. The Petitioner Company will also have to publish notices online in
the respective e-newspa- per editions. The Petitioner Company shall host notices along with the copy of the scheme on their respective websites, if
any.
The Petitioner Company shall file compliance report with the registry in regard to the directions given in this Order in lieu of customary affidavit of
service, due to lockdown situation prevailing now proving service of notices to the regulatory and tax authorities and publication of notices in
newspapers as stated above and do report to this Tribunal that the directions regarding the issue of notices have been duly complied with.
Ordered accordingly. Pronounced in open court today.
