{"id":263088,"date":"2008-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/united-spirits-limited-vs-nil-on-10-march-2008"},"modified":"2014-12-28T06:07:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T00:37:39","slug":"united-spirits-limited-vs-nil-on-10-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/united-spirits-limited-vs-nil-on-10-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"United Spirits Limited vs Nil on 10 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">United Spirits Limited vs Nil on 10 March, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ajit J Gunjal<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, I-3A,I\u00a7I\u00a7I;iII\u00a7eI2E\n\nDATED THIS THE 10'\"! DAY OF  &amp; \nBEb'\u00a3;)R\"E\"'   ; I A X n  \n\nTPE HQNBLE MR, JU3'FE\"E_ AJfF.'J G\u00a5.l'N-.}'I'aL '\n\ncm. No;IseI84 01%' 2003 2  \nB EEN:  _ ', \n\n1 UNITED SPIRITS' I.JVI}t\ufb02'IV'I':EI:).\"',   .. \nUB TOWER  gs  I  \n# 24:,\"  RQ!='L1..~~\nBANGALO]RE+O.1_ \"     \n\ncLI%Iv1:+\u00e9E..I4'{    .  .\n\n{By SRIIUBAY.-'-_': HGEJQA, Jmuun CUUNSM.\n\nE01; M \/ss.IIoLLAI AND HOLLA, ADV.\n\n'l'3'lI'I'J\"\"\\'IW\n\n RESPONDENT.<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">~ &#8216;This Cempany Application is \ufb01led umler Seem&#8217;-he<\/p>\n<p>|u|\\-ll -I-USP<\/p>\n<p> E. ,391&#8217;of the <a href=\"\/doc\/1353758\/\" id=\"a_1\">Companies Act<\/a>, 1956, R\/W Rules 6 and 9 of the<\/p>\n<p> _ Cr:nm&#8217;parIies(CoiII-&#8216;ti Rules, 1959, praying that ibr the<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;reasons stated therein this Hon&#8217;ble Court may be pleased<br \/>\n to onder:&#8211; &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">that separate meetings of the eqI.Iity shareholders,<br \/>\nsecurea&#8221; I I &#8216; creditors and unsecured creditors of the appixcan&#8217; t<br \/>\ncompany, under <a href=\"\/doc\/1562602\/\" id=\"a_1\">section 391<\/a> of the companies Act, 1956,<\/p>\n<p>be convened and held for the purpose o1&#8217;vVeo:iie%ideri:1g,<br \/>\napproving with or without modi\ufb01cation,  .&#8217;L;;i&#8217;eposed<br \/>\nscheme of amel\ufb01ation of 2_5e1in_ke LLID__ii\u00e9d&#8217;  piaiteci<br \/>\nSpirits Limited and etc.,  &#8220;&#8216; &#8221;  &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>This C.A. coming on<br \/>\nmade the following:          ~<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">9. dif\ufb02v\ufb02 \ufb01aiiw Itnrga&#8217; &#8216;.-nii er &#8216;*mm=-,1-i-no of<\/p>\n<p>G La st &#8216;Pl-i n\\ra_ vvna-I -wanna-1 &#8216; o0-Q5&#8217;-t&#8217;I.rs~&amp;-la -una &#8216; ya; u<br \/>\n5 . , g  &#8216;O &#8220;&#8216;1 v<\/p>\n<p>seeldn<br \/>\nshaxehoidelfgu \u00a7cC1:II&#8217;\u00a2&#8217;3&#8217;L&#8217;i.&#8211; &#8221; creditors<br \/>\nof the 5.   <a href=\"\/doc\/893197\/\" id=\"a_2\">section 391<\/a> of the<br \/>\n V.   purpose of considering and<br \/>\n  modi\ufb01cation the proposed<\/p>\n<p>\u00a3191.11  &#8216;IL, I &#8216;ol4l&#8211;.I. \\.-ll. hl.|.ll.|.II<\/p>\n<p>sch-v-6 #~*&#8217; -i;me;g.;az-.\u00a7ia.em -+&#8217; H mm  {swam and<\/p>\n<p> L&#8217;i&#8217;mi.t__e_civ and Prime Disuibutors Private Limited<\/p>\n<p>e  e (mm yz\u00e9ithmc United Spirits Limited (USL).<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">2. .  u:_&#8217;I&#8217;.h&#8221;e SWCL was incorporated on January 15, 1945<\/p>\n<p>up to date copy of the Memorandum and Am&#8217; &#8220;cies of<\/p>\n<p>Association of awe}. is to be found at Annexune-B. The<\/p>\n<p>main objects of the SWCL as set out in the Memorandum<\/p>\n<p>die<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">-M<\/p>\n<p>of Assoc-i&#8221;&#8216;on  to carry out all or any ot&#8217;*&#8217;tr1e&#8221;,j&#8217;bi:siness<\/p>\n<p>and to take part in the management; or<\/p>\n<p>control of the business or operation   A&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>association, \ufb01rm or person anti as&#8217;i;~.r as<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">3. The    November 7, 1989<br \/>\nwith   l\\,4a,hs_!&#8217;a..h.tra. 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The  _&#8211; of  . <\/p>\n<p>subsequently changed to MeI)ova&#8217;r&#8217;el1T&#8217;aiid&#8217; &#8216;Limited C<\/p>\n<p>pursuant to Fresh  of  \ufb02oated<\/p>\n<p>A3&#8242;.-..l 12, 2oo1 .9 the m.___;j.\u00a2. -;.i,m.. pi..u&#8217;.s1__&#8211; t- t_-_. <\/p>\n<p>Certi\ufb01cate oi&#8217;i11co15poi&#8217;aiioIi*\u00bb(iate\u20aci_  to; ooe.<\/p>\n<p>5   __of the Applicant Company<\/p>\n<p>has1&gt;1ppi*oire&amp;g:.andjisdoptedwtlie Scheme at its meeting held<\/p>\n<p>on&#8221;A28,_1 1.25-o?,s3-.  oi L45 -.,w-L &#8230;I1d .. D. L be1.-g .11-<\/p>\n<p> Vdo\ufb01ipenies are proposed to be amaigamated<\/p>\n<p> the AA  vpiicant Company, being the Transferee<\/p>\n<p>it  &#8221; {&#8216;.ort1:p.\u00e9tri;\\:f,'&#8221;:.subject to the approval and sanction by this<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216; whose jurisdiction the registered o\ufb02ice of the<\/p>\n<p>fl&#8217;?-nu.  g\\\ufb01-.&#8217; ,<\/p>\n<p>_ a-uvI-&#8221;aann4s4n (1<br \/>\n1&#8217;1,w1 ICI. 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