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[2004]51 SCL 669 P&H
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Hemant Gupta, J.
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. Uma Kanta and Gagan Deep Kathuria, Advs.
¢ r Appellant/Petitiner/Plaintiff: R.K. Chhibbar,
Sr. Adv. and Anand Chhibbar, Adv.
¢ r Respndents/Defendant: Anil Sharma and
Kanchan Sehgal, Advs.
rief acts:
¢ /s Glden rests (India) Limited is a cmpany incrprated under
the Cmpanies Act, 1956 (fr shrt the Act) n 23.2.1987. The
cmpany was given certificate fr cmmencement f business
under Sectin 149(3) f the Act.
¢ The cmpany annunced sme beneficial depsit schemes
ensuring highest returns t its investrs, creditrs r cnsumers. y
the end f 1997, it achieved the business target f Rs. 1,000 crres.
During the curse f hearing f the present case, it is admitted by
the cmpany that it has 24,65,231 investrs wh have invested sum
f Rs. 980.14 crres as principal excluding returns theren.
¢ It has been stated that the cmpany has assets wrth Rs. 1500
crres as against liability f nly Rs. 761 crres and this cmpany is
very much in a psitin t pay its dues. It is stated that the cmpany
was set up in 1987 and till 1988, there had been n default in
repayment f any maturity amunts and refunds f investrs.
Issue Invlved:
Held by the Curt:
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¢ The Curt was f the pinin that keeping in view the serius
allegatins against the management f the
¢ cmpany and deficiencies prima facie fund by the
cmmittee cnsisting f representatives f the Reserve
ank f India and SE I, the affairs f the cmpany were
required t be investigated thrughly. Hwever, the sale
f the prperty by the prvisinal liquidatr is nt
dependent upn cmpletin f the investigatins.
Investigatin wuld prceed independent f the sale f
the prperties.
¢ The Curt held that instead f winding up f the
cmpany, the interest f creditrs, sharehlders and the
cmpany, wuld be served if directins issued by the
Curt were fllwed.
Thank Yu