In the matter of Bilfinger India Private Limited
- CitationCP (IBC) -877 (CHE) 2020
Ratio decidendi
The rule this decision rests on
The Tribunal's dissolution order rests on the following reasoning, stated in terms of the conditions it applied under Section 59(8) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: Where a voluntary liquidation has been completed, the liquidator has complied with the procedural requirements of Section 59 and the Voluntary Liquidation Process Regulations, and the affairs of the corporate debtor have been wound up with its assets fully liquidated, the Tribunal may order the dissolution of the company under Section 59(8), and the company stands dissolved from the date of that order.
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Judgment
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IN THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH – II, CHENNAI CP (IBC) /877 (CHE) 2020 (Filed under Section 59 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016) In the matter of M/s Bilfinger India Private Limited.
Anagha Anasingaraju, Liquidator of M/s Bilfinger India Private Limited, 1-2 Aishwarya Sankul, Late GA Kulkarni Path, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra – 411 038 ...Petitioner/ Liquidator
Order Pronounced on 23rd February 2024
CORAM SHRI. JYOTI KUMAR TRIPATHI, MEMBER (JUDICIAL) SHRI. RAVICHANDRAN RAMASAMY, MEMBER (TECHNICAL)
For Petitioner: Avinash R. Khanolka, Advocate.
ORDER The Present Company Petition is filed by Anagha Anasingaraju
Liquidator in relation to the Voluntary Liquidation of M/s Bilfinger India private limited,(hereinafter referred to as the ‘the Company’) U/s.59 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter referred as ‘Code’), seeking the dissolution of the company.
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2. As per the averments made the above Company was incorporated on 19.06.2013 under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. The company was engaged in the business of consultants and advisors on all commercial, technical, engineering, marketing, management and process planning in relation to the products/ services. The details of Main objects are set out in the Memorandum of Association which is placed along with the typeset.
3. The Registered office of the company is situated at 471, vatika Business center Prestige Polygon, 3rd floor, Anna salai, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil nadu
-600018 and having CIN: U74900TN2013FTC091760.
4. The Authorized issued Subscribed and paid up share capital of the company as on date are submitted as below;
Particulars Amount in INR Authorized Share Capital: 70,000 (seventy thousand ) Equity Rs. 7,00,000 ( rupees seven lakh Shares of Rs.10/- each. only)
Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up Share Capital: Rs. 7,00,000 ( rupees seven lakh 7,00,000 ( rupees seven lakh only) Equity only) Shares of Rs.10/- each.
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5. It has been submitted by the Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner that the company due to global restructuring of business operations at the Group level, the Corporate Person had discontinued its business operations and did not provide any services from June 2017. However, the Company had been meeting its statutory obligations on time. Since there were no prospects of starting the business operations again in the near to mid-tem future, they found it advisable to wind up.
6. Accordingly, the Board of the Directors of the Corporate Person considered the matter at its Meeting which was held on 09 October 2019 and formed the opinion that, voluntary liquidation of the Corporate Person would be in the best interest of all the stakeholders and the Corporate Person and to pay its debts in full from the proceeds or realizations from its assets in the Voluntary
Liquidation.
7. It was further submitted that as per the Proposal of the Board, the Shareholders of the Company in their Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on 05.11.2019 passed a special resolution to voluntarily liquidate and appointment of this Applicant, Anagha Anasingaraju as Insolvency Professional, having IP
Registration No. IBBI/IPA-002/IP-N00247/2017-2018/10732, and office at 1-2
Aishwarya Sankul, S no 17, opp Joshi railway museum, near sangam press, Shri
G A Kulkarni Marg Pune Maharashtra 411038 to act as liquidator of the Company.
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8. It was submitted that the Applicant herein has completed the Voluntary
Liquidation process in respect of the Company in Liquidation in accordance with the IBBI (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017. The details the relevant compliances as mandated under Section 59 of the IBC, 2016 read with the IBBI (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017 are listed hereunder:-
S.NO COMPLIANCE AVERMENTS PAGE NO. IN THE APPLICATIO N Sec 59(3)(c)(i) Approval of Resolution passed in EGM 1 114-121 and by Members in value dated 05.11.2019. Reg 3(1)(c)(i) Audited Financial statements for the Sec. 2 years FY 2017 – 2018 and FY 2018 – FY 69-104 59(3)(b)(i) 2019 Section Declaration of solvency filed by majority 4 59(3)(a) and 60-68 of the Directors in the form of Affidavit Reg 3(4) Intimation to RoC and IBBI, the Special Resolution for voluntary liquidation Section 59(4) 5 passed by shareholders in AGM vide 105-108, 132 and Reg 3(2) Form MGT-14 dated 11.11.2019 and dated 07.11.2019 Form-A Public Announcement in Regulation Financial Express (English), Makkal 6 122-125 14 kural (Tamil) and IBBI website dated 06.11.2019. Section 178 7 of IT Act, NOC by Income tax dated 10.02.2020 158 1961 8 Regulation 9 Preliminary report dated 17.12.2019 142-152 Regulation 9 List of Stakeholders and details of claims 126-131 30
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Closure of Current account in Regulation 10 Liquidation Account maintained with 162 deutsche bank dated 20.09.2020 Regulation 11 Filing Final report dated 28.09.2020 163-170 38 Regulation Final report in GNL-2 filed with the ROC 12 171-176 38 dated 29.09.2020 Regulation Submission of Final Report to IBBI dated 13 176 38 30.09.2020
9. It was further submitted that that since the only asset available with the Corporate Debtor was Cash, and Bank balance, there was no valuation conducted in this regard, as prescribed by Section 59 (3) (b) (ii) of the Code 'The Applicant did not receive any claims in response to the public announcement.
10. This Tribunal based on order dated 19.07.2022 directed the Counsel to verify the legal position of the payments made on 24.06.2020 of Sum of Rs
7,00,000/- and Rs 47,06,986. In compliance with the same a memo dated
02.08.2022 was filed explaining that Bilfinger SE has acknowledged the receipt of funds pertaining to the proportion of capital paid up of Bilfinger India Private
Limited ("the Company"), by Bilfinger Infrastructure Mannheim.
11. Further, it was stated that after making various payments including liquidation costs in full as per the provisions of Section 53(1) of IBC, 2016, the Liquidator has distributed the funds among the stakeholders.
12. The audited statement of receipts and payments for the entire liquidation period is extracted as follows.
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13. Thus, on examining the submissions made by the Applicant and after perusing the documents annexed, it appears that the affairs of the Company have been completely wound up and the assets of the Applicant Company have been completely liquidated and as such the Applicant Company deserves to be dissolved. Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 59(8)
of IBC, 2016, we hereby order the dissolution of M/s. Bilfinger India Private
Limited and the Applicant Company shall stand dissolved from the date of this order. Accordingly, the Company Application stands allowed.
14. The Registry and the Liquidator are directed to serve a copy of this order upon the Registrar of Companies, Chennai, and also to IBBI, within 14 days from the date of this Order.
-Sd/- -Sd/- RAVICHANDRAN RAMASAMY JYOTI KUMAR TRIPATHI MEMBER (TECHNICAL) MEMBER (JUDICIAL)
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