Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 6389 Del
Judgement Date : 28 August, 2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
COMPANY APPLICATION (MAIN) NO. 136/2015
Reserved on 3rd August, 2015
Date of pronouncement: 28th August, 2015
In the matter of
The Companies Act, 1956 & the Companies Act, 2013 (to the extent
applicable):
And
Application under Sections 391 to 394 read
with Sections 100 to 103 of the Companies
Act, 1956
Scheme of Arrangement between:
Bright Lifecare Private Limited
Applicant/Demerged Company
AND
1MG Technologies Private Limited
Applicant/Resulting Company
Through Mr. Satwinder Singh,
Advocate for the applicants
SUDERSHAN KUMAR MISRA, J.
1. This joint application has been filed under Sections 391 to 394
read with Sections 100 to 103 of the Companies Act, 1956 by the
applicant companies seeking directions of this court to dispense with the
requirement of convening the meetings of their equity shareholders,
preference shareholders, secured and unsecured creditors to consider
and approve, with or without modification, the proposed Scheme of
Arrangement between Bright Lifecare Private Limited (hereinafter
referred to as the demerged company) and 1MG Technologies Private
Limited (hereinafter referred to as the resulting company).
2. The registered offices of the demerged and resulting companies
are situated at New Delhi, within the jurisdiction of this Court.
3. The demerged company was incorporated under the Companies
Act, 1956 on 30th April, 2011 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT of
Delhi & Haryana at New Delhi.
4. The resulting company was incorporated under the Companies
Act, 2013 on 20th April, 2015 with the Registrar of Companies, NCT of
Delhi & Haryana at New Delhi.
5. The present authorized share capital of the demerged company is
Rs.2,07,07,14,591/- divided into 2,99,050 equity shares of Rs.1/- each
aggregating to Rs.2,99,050/-; 200 series A equity shares of Rs.1/- each
aggregating to Rs.200/-; 750 series B equity shares of Rs.1/- each
aggregating to Rs.750/-; 84,706 series A compulsorily convertible
preference shares of Rs.1/- each aggregating to Rs.84,706/-;
36,51,71,360 series B compulsorily convertible preference shares of
Rs.1/- each aggregating to Rs.36,51,71,360/-; 1,79,344 series C
compulsorily convertible preference shares of Rs.3997.90/- each
aggregating to Rs.71,69,99,377.60/-; 1,13,140 series D compulsorily
convertible preference shares of Rs.7664.4857//- each aggregating to
Rs.86,71,59,912.10/- and 15,787 series D1 compulsorily convertible
preference shares of Rs.7664.4857/- each aggregating to
Rs.12,09,99,235.75/-. The issued, subscribed and paid up capital of the
company is Rs.2,07,05,09,051.99/- divided into 1,16,524 equity shares of
Rs.1/- each aggregating to Rs.1,16,524/-; 200 series A equity shares of
Rs.1/- each aggregating to Rs.200/-; 750 series B equity shares of Rs.1/-
each aggregating to Rs.750/-; 84,706 series A compulsorily convertible
preference shares of Rs.1/- each aggregating to Rs.84,706/-;
36,51,71,340 series B compulsorily convertible preference shares of
Rs.1/- each aggregating to Rs.36,51,71,340/-; 1,79,344 series C
compulsorily convertible preference shares of Rs.3997.90/- each
aggregating to Rs.71,69,99,377.60/-; 1,13,137 series D compulsorily
convertible preference shares of Rs.7664.4857/- each aggregating to
Rs.86,71,36,918.64/- and 15,787 series D1 compulsorily convertible
preference shares of Rs.7664.4857/- each aggregating to
Rs.12,09,99,235.75/-.
6. The present authorized share capital of the resulting company is
Rs.30,01,00,000/- divided into 30,01,00,000 equity shares of Rs.1/- each.
The issued, subscribed and paid up capital of the company is
Rs.30,01,00,000/- divided into 30,01,00,000 equity shares of Rs.1/- each.
7. Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
demerged and resulting companies have been filed on record. The
audited balance sheet, as on 31st March, 2014, of the demerged
company, along with the auditor's report, and the unaudited provisional
balance sheet, as on 31st May, 2015, of the resulting company has also
been filed.
8. A copy of the Scheme of Arrangement has been placed on record
and the salient features of the Scheme have been incorporated and
detailed in the application and the accompanying affidavits. It is
submitted by the applicants that the Scheme of Arrangement, inter-alia,
provides for merger of the HealthKartPlus Business of the demerged
company into the resulting company. It is further submitted that the
present demerger is being undertaken to segregate the HealthKartPlus
Business of the demerged company from its Bright Business since the
two segments have distinct nature of operations and nature of offering
and risks and rewards for both the segments are different. It is claimed
that the Scheme is expected to have beneficial results for the
shareholders and the applicant companies.
9. So far as the share exchange ratio is concerned, the Scheme
provides that upon coming into effect of this Scheme, the resulting
company shall issue and allot shares to the shareholders of the
demerged company in the following ratio:
"69 fully paid up equity shares of Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 equity shares of Rs.1/- each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
"69 fully paid up series A equity shares of Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 series A equity shares of Rs.1/- each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
"69 fully paid up series B equity shares of Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 series B equity shares of Rs.1/- each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
"69 fully paid up series A compulsorily convertible preference shares Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 series A compulsorily convertible preference shares of Rs.1/- each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
"69 fully paid up series B compulsorily convertible preference shares Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 series B compulsorily convertible preference shares of Rs.1/- each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
"69 fully paid up series C compulsorily convertible preference shares Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 series C compulsorily convertible preference shares of Rs.3997.90 each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
"69 fully paid up series D compulsorily convertible preference shares Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 series D compulsorily convertible preference shares of Rs.7664.4857 each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
"69 fully paid up series D1 compulsorily convertible preference shares Rs.1/- each of the resulting company for every 664 series D1 compulsorily convertible preference shares of Rs.7664.4857 each fully paid up held in the demerged company."
10. It has been submitted by the applicants that no proceedings under
Sections 235 to 251 of the Companies Act, 1956 are pending against the
applicant companies.
11. The Board of Directors of the demerged and resulting companies
in their separate meetings held on 17th June, 2015 have unanimously
approved the proposed Scheme of Arrangement. Copies of the
Resolutions passed at the meetings of the Board of Directors of the
demerged and resulting companies have been placed on record.
12. The demerged company has 10 equity shareholders (comprising
series A and series B equity shareholders), 09 preference shareholders
(comprising series A, series B, series C, series D and series D1
compulsorily convertible preference shareholders), 01 secured creditor
and 16 unsecured creditors. All the equity shareholders, all the
preference shareholders, the sole secured creditor, and all the unsecured
creditors have given their consents/no objections in writing to the
proposed Scheme of Arrangement. Their consents/no objections have
been placed on record. They have been examined and found in order. In
view thereof, the requirement of convening the meetings of the equity
shareholders, preference shareholders, secured and unsecured creditors
of the demerged company to consider and, if thought fit, approve, with or
without modification, the proposed Scheme of Arrangement is dispensed
with.
13. The resulting company has 02 equity shareholders. Both the equity
shareholders have given their consents/no objections in writing to the
proposed Scheme of Arrangement. Their consents/no objections have
been placed on record. They have been examined and found in order. In
view thereof, the requirement of convening the meeting of the equity
shareholders of the resulting company to consider and, if thought fit,
approve, with or without modification, the proposed Scheme of
Arrangement is dispensed with. There is no secured or unsecured
creditor of the resulting company, as on 5th June, 2015.
14. The application stands allowed in the aforesaid terms.
Dasti
SUDERSHAN KUMAR MISRA, J.
August 28, 2015
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