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TMI Blog2023 (12) TMI 1369X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r 'the Companies Act'). 2. The appellant is an ex-employee of the respondent company and had sought winding up of the respondent, principally, on the ground that it had failed to pay his admitted dues. 3. The appellant had joined the respondent company on 01.06.2007 as Chief Executive Officer in terms of an appointment letter dated 30.03.2007. The appellant alleged that the respondent had stopped giving him salary from September 2008 onwards, on the ground that it was suffering losses. However, the appellant was assured that his remuneration would be paid and he continued to work with the respondent on the basis of the said assurance. Since the appellant's salary was not paid during the following months, the appellant was constrained to r ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... icial Liquidator was appointed as the Provisional Liquidator to take further steps in accordance with law. However, the learned Company Court kept the said order dated 12.11.2018 in abeyance to enable the respondent to pay the admitted amount of Rs. 15,96,164/- along with 6% simple interest with effect from 09.03.2009. It was further directed that in the event, the said payment was made within a period of four weeks from the said date, the order appointing the Official Liquidator as the Provisional Liquidator of the respondent, will stand discharged. 8. Insofar as the other amounts as claimed by the appellant are concerned, the learned Company Court found that the same were not admitted. Therefore, the respondent company could not be wound ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ted. She also handed over an income tax demand raised, which indicates that a demand of Rs. 56,65,080/- has been raised by the Income tax Authorities. 13. In addition, she also submitted that the appointment letter clearly indicated that the signing bonus was to be paid at the time of the appellant joining the employment of the respondent but the said amount was also not paid. 14. Insofar as the deduction of the TDS is concerned, this Court finds merit in the appellant's contention. If the respondent had deducted TDS, it was obliged under law to deposit the same. The failure to deposit the same would not only render the respondent vulnerable to proceedings under the Income Tax Act, 1961, but renders it accountable to the appellant for fai ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... it had deposited a sum of Rs. 37,17,202/- in respect of Previous Year ending 31.03.2009 relevant to the Assessment Year 2009-2010. The respondent also claims that the said amount was deposited within the prescribed period and therefore, the appellant was entitled to the benefit of the same. It is contended that any issue in this regard is a matter of reconciliation between the appellant, the respondent and the concerned authorities. 19. On 24.11.2023, the respondent had made a statement that although, it had deposited the TDS as required, the deposit was not reflected in the appellant's account because of an error in the Permanent Account Number (PAN), which would be rectified. This Court is now informed that the said error had been rectif ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... PF in terms of the salary slips placed on record. The difference between the amount claimed by the appellant and the respondent pertains to the month of December 2008. According to Mr Jain, learned counsel for the respondent, the appellant has also included PF amount in respect of the month of December 2008 but there is no salary slips for the said period. He submits that this is because the appellant had resigned from the employment on 16.12.2008 and had stopped working thereafter. 23. It is clear that there is no dispute as to the payment of the amount of Rs. 2,62,800/-. The learned counsel for the respondent states that this amount would be paid along with the applicable interest. He states that in the event the respondent had not depos ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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