TMI Blog2015 (5) TMI 693X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ree company. The undertaking is accepted and the petitioner company shall remain bound by the same. In view of the above, the observation raised by the Regional Director stands satisfied. No objection has been received to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement from any other party. The petitioner companies, in the affidavit dated 8th April, 2015 of Mr. Ashok Arora, authorized signatory of the petitioner companies, have submitted that neither the petitioner companies nor their counsel have received any objection pursuant to the citations published in the newspapers on 14th March, 2015. Considering the approval accorded by the shareholders and creditors of the petitioner companies to the proposed Composite Scheme of Arrangement and the affidavits filed by the Regional Director, Northern Region, and the Official Liquidator not raising any objection to the proposed Composite Scheme of Arrangement, there appears to be no impediment to the grant of sanction to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement. Consequently, sanction is hereby granted to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement under Sections 391 and 394 of the Companies Act, 1956. - Application for Scheme of Arrangement approved. - COM ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 5. The amalgamating company no. 2 was originally incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on 17th July, 2002 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT of Delhi Haryana at New Delhi under the name and style of Scantech Evaluation Services Private Limited. The company changed its name to Scantech Evaluation Services Limited and obtained the fresh certificate of incorporation on 26th February, 2004. 6. The amalgamating company no. 3 was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on 26th May, 2000 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT of Delhi Haryana at New Delhi. 7. The transferee was originally incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on 16th July, 2001 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT of Delhi Haryana at New Delhi under the name and style of Minimally Invasive Education Company Limited. The company changed its name to Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited and obtained the fresh certificate of incorporation on 7th February, 2003. 8. The present authorized share capital of the amalgamated company is ₹ 75,00,00,000/- divided into 25,00,00,000 equity shares of ₹ 2/- each aggregating to ₹ 50,00,00,000/-; 25,00,000 redeemable preference shares of ₹ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e been filed on record. The audited balance sheets, as on 31st March, 2014, of the amalgamated, amalgamating and transferee companies, along with the report of the auditors, have also been filed. 14. A copy of the Composite 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 amalgamating companies no. 1, 2 3 are wholly owned subsidiaries of amalgamated company. It is further submitted that the Scheme, inter alia, provides for amalgamation of amalgamating companies no. 1, 2 3 into the amalgamated company and demerger of the School Business Undertaking of the amalgamated company into the transferee company. It is claimed that the proposed amalgamation will remove inefficiencies and combine similar business interest into one corporate entity, resulting in operational synergies, simplification, streamlining and optimization of the group structure and efficient administration. It is further claimed that the proposed demerger will facilitate creation of a separate, focused entity to take advantage of the future emerging oppo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... h the requirement of the transferee company from following the procedure prescribed under Section 101(2) of the Companies Act, 1956 with regard to reduction of its share capital. 19. The Chairpersons of the ordered meetings of the equity shareholders, secured and unsecured creditors of the amalgamated company have filed their reports stating that the meetings were duly held on 31st January, 2015, as directed, and that the Composite Scheme of Arrangement has been approved unanimously/by majority by the equity shareholders, secured and unsecured creditors of the amalgamated company, present and voting, in the meetings. 20. The petitioner companies have thereafter filed the present petition seeking sanction of the Composite Scheme of Arrangement. Vide order dated 20th February, 2015, notice in the petition was directed to be issued to the Regional Director, Northern Region, and the Official Liquidator. Citations were also directed to be published in 'Indian Express' (English) and Jansatta (Hindi) editions. Affidavit of service has been filed by the petitioner showing compliance regarding service on the Official Liquidator and the Regional Director, Northern Region and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f the transferee company shall stand changed to Mindchampion Learning Systems Limited or such other name as may be approved by the Registrar of Companies, Delhi Haryana. He, therefore, prays that the petitioner company may be directed to comply with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956/2013 in this regard. In reply to the aforesaid observation, the transferee company in the affidavit dated 14th April, 2015 of Mr. Ashok Arora, authorized signatory of the transferee company, have undertaken to comply with the relevant procedures under the Companies Act, 1956/2013 with regard to the change of name of the transferee company. The undertaking is accepted and the petitioner company shall remain bound by the same. In view of the above, the observation raised by the Regional Director stands satisfied. 24. No objection has been received to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement from any other party. The petitioner companies, in the affidavit dated 8th April, 2015 of Mr. Ashok Arora, authorized signatory of the petitioner companies, have submitted that neither the petitioner companies nor their counsel have received any objection pursuant to the citations published in the newspapers on ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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