High Court Karnataka High Court

The Regional Director Ministry Of … vs Mphasis Limited on 26 November, 2009

Karnataka High Court
The Regional Director Ministry Of … vs Mphasis Limited on 26 November, 2009
Author: K.L.Manjunath And Kumar
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. . . REPONBEHT

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THIS OSA 18 FILSD U/8. 391$?) ARD SECTION
(83 268 OF THE CHPANIIS ACT, 1956 Aflhlflfi? T33

ORDER DA'£'Efl 19.6.2037 335839 B'! THE LEARNED 

SIRGBE JUDGE IN COMPANY PSTITIOR 310.121/2006.

ms osa comm; on ma HEARING 11113 _f 

HANJUNATH J... DEBIVERED THE FOLLDWIRG:

JUDG-HEN'!

The short question  a ti_aeas_ '- f:§v£"'~' 

canaidaration is,  an  
of a. Cowany, the  '4 in
requi red to pay . .   *    "t':

consequential    share

capital cf tiimv  

2. The fists  tn» this case are
stgstagi   V  _____ 

rgslofsngdsaiiizis is a Cemany incaxpozated

  at the Indian Companies

 .. its registered affiae at

  Kean: Kain Rand, xoxamangala,
 95. Th: main objvwt cf the Comany
 manufacture aithax: for its own use «:31:

 "£uVrQr male in India or for export autside India

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shaxnholtiazzs to max gpxaval to the Schema.

aacardingly, a meeting was convened 

subsequently, in Company appJ.i::ati<m_ 
tho Court: approved the schema of 
with the transferee 

at Bombay by order datVcat14_'.2.2'«..?G0': :5; 

Petition 663/206   
Application 937/2t3'f:J<_'I"ig  giafisfaror
cawnny was r§9'13te;:V§;i?;:Rfagistxax csf
companies,  f.~.;ni  r§ £ition 121/06,

the  ttzotice to the
appo11:§:£  i.',_;;%f:*V§¥',.Vf;;3.:::.L.,~;'<V:bja<:tisons, it any

tn: the  

 . A'  filed ohjectiane stating
  .AV.a;a.§.$nount of azmlgaszaaticn, the

  _ t:#22:¥ta_é2a3;:3.E"~~'é§@any wmzld he dissalvad and the
 cmany would exist. an aecatmt of
   or hmalgamaticm, the authorised
aafiital of tha respondent-transferee comany

A ' ' gats incraaaad and humid an the inmwasa of

authcsriaed czwital, ths xeaptsndent cwwany has

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"""""'""""'" "'"""" U-'UK'? ;G'F~..KARNATm<A HiGH come": OF KARNATAM HIGH coum OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT or 2(ARNAm:c.A rmm I...uuz£.V_tha '  "befora um is that.

in vim. .. gt   Clause 3 of tho

   xzelivandentz {Sammy in

rofia ....   pay the nnquisita

 £003 on account at the

 z  amthezisad capital fees clue to
  the tranafcrar company. To anppart:
 the learned counsel has relied

 the juagmt at the Hermie Supreme Cmzzt

V. in Bmiflfiflbl CAPITILL HARIETS EIHIEED "' 'F5 *-

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SECURITIES AND $XC¥%3 BOARD OF INDIA AND

amnmns ruportmfi in 2007 AIR saw ej14.

Eurthar, xalying upon head nete A at 
judgment, ha contends that, on   éf'   
increase in authorised shalt; 

respondent-Canxpany dun ,t_o bf  'V

txanafezox: company with  §i§.1f§.'e.V -I is
incraasn in thfi  cafivitfi, that
:mapc>nsiont«-cownny   pay the
rogistrati-cm_"    in schedule
x (3) of £§s{¢§§pun£s§fi§s§§ *%

   contends

that  .1.-.1;a " liéarixefl Eompany Judge has not

   'Vfiiiér in interfaring with this
 Company Judge has czlearly

'    18 oz! the azdaz: relying upcn that
 of other courts. Acccrdinq to him,
  1-aliad upcm by the learned
 fax the appellant is 11:31: applicable to

 ' " ths fiacsts and czixcurastanccs at the case since

the Supreme Court had no mcniun 4:6: consider

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the cause at manger: read with schedule 16(3) or

the Cotwaniea Act. According ta him, 

quastian raised by the appellant 
been answered by several High cou:t§V:"_:~-§§._!m:i.::~ 
same nae net been challengnfé-i  ;t'haB

Diracter at said etetae.  

requests the court to  the"

8 . On perueel o£_V_§1:i_aVV  won

by the   we
are of the   iiwolved in the
said case  izxereiead in this man
are enhvfieifi '  Therefore. the
e£oros'§nfi§.e_   mt calm to the aid

  ..... 

A§._. cempamy Judge in Qua 3.6

.t11e erfie: hen czzleerly held that than is no
4’_’as§m§s:.3;ty tor the respondent cmany to pay
fee ox stem duty since then is no

dhligeflan ax: raeecm fax: the two mnlgametod

.uI..:ns wt” tut-\M’u-\iM:\.H mun >i..U’UKi 5.,lr_:\AKNAIAnA r-mm guuxr ur KAKNAIAKA man {.’0UR’l OF KARNA!’A¥(A runs:-1 uuux: or unxmamnw mun Luum

cczwanias to pay duty on the: seam authorised

emits). on which they have already paid.

10. £::i.Nnqanaz1d has raliud_..__ 1§._p9n A./.::’
Division Bench judgment oxf tgifié ;

court in nnaxmz. nxmcfmn “vs; .;.

GAVIN mswzcs am 2. xfigogtted
in (2003) 141 4’_3é’§k<%A(:sg§ij'~.#'rn§VVqfim:3.on
new raiaad in__ thia _ question
that was High Ccurt.

Burn 11 fiewda as herein
undar
of Hotlins K01
z’e{2005) I2? Cow
‘ kzss; mm mtg-1: Caurt

‘A than dnaisxan or the Andhra

Court in Sahara leasing
L9. in .rm’209.3) 1.27 coup cm 723,
5:1-:..i’;.§a considering an abjaatian or

Ragmmz Directax to the a:.m:¢:

time: the avthorisod stare capital at
the surged company was being
inaraaned as 4 result $1′ the schms
af aaalqamtim and cilia could vnly
be tzaxried me after following the

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aw-uuvr\ll~’H\I’fi r-mm Lumu Q§’7_KARNATAKfi~ HIGH cover (3,; KARNATAK): 1-“Ga coum OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA H36!-I Coum

proaaduxa pxcmaxibad by the relevant
provisions at the Cowanias Act

hold that in the cane at such
xm such payaant «of fee ta

Registrar of Comanios or

to the State Govu112m=&r§£””.g_h{u1.£«

payable.

1:. Couaidsring Par#ri1.Q£ £#§mj#@gmant
cf the Kudzu Plastics’
cam, we have dismiss
this uppafi. the question
of 3.a&§__ is squarely
anawsrizggi ._ of High ccaurt of

Hiadraa. ‘« ti$.a§ é;£oraaaid judgement, we

appeal.

1._ VI:;;”%h§§{‘zfiatzlt, the wpeal is dimiased.

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JUDGE

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