TMI Blog2023 (10) TMI 1220X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... winding to the NCLT has been provided in Section 434 of the Companies Act, 1956. The Supreme Court in ACTION ISPAT AND POWER PVT. LTD. VERSUS SHYAM METALICS AND ENERGY LTD. [ 2020 (12) TMI 535 - SUPREME COURT] , has held that winding up proceedings which have not reached an advanced stage ought to be transferred to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). In the opinion of this Court, since hardly any proceedings have been taken towards winding up of the company, the petition no longer deserves to be continued before this Court. The petition is itself at the very nascent stage and no substantive orders have been passed towards winding up of the company. The petition is liable to be transferred to the NCLT. Parties to appear bef ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fer of winding up proceedings pending before the High Courts. Transfer of proceedings pending before High Courts relating to winding to the NCLT has been provided in Section 434 of the Companies Act, 1956. The said provision reads as under: 434. Transfer of certain pending proceedings (1) On such date as may be notified by the Central Government in this behalf,- (a) all matters, proceedings or cases pending before the Board of Company Law Administration (herein in this section referred to as the Company Law Board) constituted under sub-section (1) of section 10E of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), immediately before such date shall stand transferred to the Tribunal and the Tribunal shall dispose of such matters, proceedings o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g to winding up of companies that are reserved for orders for allowing or otherwise such proceedings; or (ii) the proceedings relating to winding up of companies which have not been transferred from the High Courts; shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959.] Provided also that proceedings relating to cases of voluntary winding up of a company where notice of the resolution by advertisement has been given under subsection (1) of section 485 of the Companies Act, 1956 but the Company has not been dissolved before the 1st April, 2017 shall continue to be dealt with in accordance with provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ersible is done which would warrant a Company Court staying its hands on a transfer application made to it by a creditor or any party to the proceedings. It is only where the winding up proceedings have reached a stage where it would be irreversible, making it impossible to set the clock back that the Company Court must proceed with the winding up, instead of transferring the proceedings to the NCLT to now be decided in accordance with the provisions of the Code. Whether this stage is reached would depend upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 7. This Court has also examined the legal position in respect of cases where the winding up petition is not at an advanced stage in judgement dated 25th July, 2023, Citicorp International ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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