2018 (6) TMI 951
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....ibunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to as the "Tribunal") dated 5th October, 2017 under Section 59 of the Companies Act, 2013. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the Appellant company was incorporated as Private Limited Company on 13th October, 1997 under the provisions of Companies Act,1956. The main object of the appellant company is to establish, engage, in carry on and run or to carry on business as provided in India or elsewhere diagnostic centres, hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, blood banks, medicinal and allied training research centres, laboratories, mobile diagnostics centres and dispensaries, run libraries hold health centres and such other facilities that may be required for the purpose of....
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....spondent for rectification of register in the form of cancellation of 219658 equity shares of Rs. 10 each excess allotted to him. The appellant company, therefore, filed company petition under Section 59 of the Companies Act, 2013 thereby contending that the violation in question has taken place due to the circumstances beyond the control of the company and there is no malafide intention on their part and approaching the Tribunal voluntarily. 4. After hearing the parties, the Tribunal passed the order dated 5th October, 2017, relevant portion of which is as under:- "14. While the case is pending adjudication before the Tribunal, the Registrar of Companies at Hyderabad for the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, is directed to furnish ....
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....17 is hereby dismissed. However, the dismissal of this petition, will not come in the way of filing fresh appropriate petition by the company, duly following extant provisions of law. No order as to costs." 5. Being aggrieved by the said order the appellant has filed the present petition and sought the following relief: i) Decide the substantial question of law as set out above. ii) Allow the appeal by quashing and setting aside the order of the National Company Law Tribunal Hyderabad Bench dated 5.10.2017 passed under Section 59 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 70 of the National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016 in CP No.35/59/HDB/2017. iii) Pass such other order or orders as the Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in....
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....ares sought to be cancelled is credited to the securities premium account and there is no return of capital and does not tantamount to reduction of capital as contemplated under Section 66 of the Companies Act. 11. 2nd respondent forwarded its report vide letter dated 9.3.3018 stating therein the facts of the case what has been stated submitted in para 2 above. 2nd appellant however submitted that in accordance with FEMA Regulations, the price/conversion formula of convertible capital instruments should be determined upfront at the time of issue of the instruments and the price at the time of conversion should not in any case be lower than the fair value worked out, at the time of issuance of such instruments. 12. During the course of arg....
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.... by available assets; or (c) either with or without extinguishing or reducing liability on any of its shares, pay off any paid-up share capital which is in excess of the wants of the company, And may, if an so far as is necessary, alter its memorandum by reducing the amount of its share capital and of its shares accordingly." 16. Application of premiums received on issue of shares is defined in Section 78 of Companies Act, 1956 (Section 52 of Companies Act, 2013) which is as under:- 52. Application of premiums received on issue of shares "(1) Where a company issues shares at a premium, whether for cash or otherwise, a sum equal to the aggregate amount of the premium received on those shares shall be transferred to a "securities pr....