Karnataka High Court
Catapult Communications Bangalore ... vs Ixia Technologies Private Limited., on 23 June, 2011
Author: B.Manohar
Bench: B.Manohar
R/W. Rules 87 3: 639 ef the Companies .§CQu.';§;] '
praying that far the reasons stated
Court may be pieased for an order f0f"e011veniVegAavrfieetifig
of the equity shareholders and 'eeo:f1'vening* ef the V
se<:ures:1/ ur1seeureC1 crediiefs 0fa'Ehe'Vs_:a b'p1_ieantt 'eamiiany, for
the purpese sf censiderii:g--ae§ fit. approving
with or \Vi'[hOt.':T, Scheme of
Amalgamation, er" proposed to be
made xvhereiiiacéee V.-Company/Transferor
Company.» ~ 3f:§%S afeA'FA1111I:i* COMMUNICATIONS
BANCEALCWREI Proposes to merge with
IXIA Teehfioleégies' 'Li%fiEfed., the Transferee Company
and etc, .. 'V H A V' .
1:is Z \3:sjé>i«i.ea'Eion is Coming on for Orders this day, the
Co.1i1'i:~ ti:e"e~f:)il0\adng:
GRDER
A application is filed under Section 391 and 1394 sf
'ihe.ECompam'.es Act; 1958 seeking for appreval of Scheme sf
"fismalganzatien of the app1i<:ani:»C0mpa:1y with IXIA
Teeheeiegies Private L§mz;ted~:he Transferee Ce«mpany,
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2. The :3.pp1ic2mt is the Transferor
incerporated on 28?" June 2006 under the provigiionéj ~
Companiés Act in the State of K.:1:*:";3:ak.$H :;é" --VICéia§§;3;x1i._V V
Communications Bangaiore Private Limiféd'.
3. The registered suffice is Situ$fi:'é'§:i N<§;'1§§ 2951 Floor,
Vittal Mallya Road, Barig§I0rAe-"_V_L1 Ti1e.. M~em0randum and
Articles of Associatiim is pI'G€;1.L:1'C€V€iat }\h11é:>:§;fewB.
-4. Authorisfgfil Tjrarisferor Company is
Rs.5,O0,Oji)VO'}¥"{R:;pc§é'§é fi§e§V::1'ak1i§'Véitfiy) divided into 50,000
equity shafas of Rs,v.w €2;§§i2.,
I'$s3ué3'"c1. '":s.jubs;:fiEé€V1 and paid up share Capital of
is Rs.11,00.,(}O0/'~ (Rupees one lakh
Z r:I11y)A 'd_ivi:§Ia%:i.VLA§~:fi1?;0 10,000 equity shares of R319/* each
' é " 'T 1 ' :"z.V1:iij§g paici
6. The main object of the Transferor Company as
Memorandum of Association is as foilews:
(a) To Carry on the bueinesfs'bf'-prg{_{idi.1f1§'~§:;*e~a_a.1e's.,
support, marketing? other ase5si;é§_@_i'1ee and _f;3oa't:?s:--aI:e.s:
support connected with a:dxr.ance"Ci,_sVef'tw:sie'eebavaeritevet
systems and integrated ef teet§'1:g"ap§'p1i eati0n for
the telecommunieawfiana isielijsafi 3;" ~ . ._
(13) Providing insta.Uati,01';s:_a3i'd"~f:'aining services
relating Ste' '1;__'..'haiidvgare Aafid./' software for
te1ee0miff1u§f1i.catifQ1:S'-,j-._ _ an_Q.4_/ ' ether informatien
teehna}Q@z_Vij1:i§§i1.1ct:§.
(C) entities wishing to enter
or eyuipafndv V' teieeommunications and/ or
,é:;§5§'f<'jr1:r1atiei*1'AJfieehniology markets and assisting them
market research, preduet testing,
and other related activities.
"((1) 'P:::3vidir1g$ scripting, programming, consulting
[anci,,.'Ot:her services reiated to telecemmaunieatiens
' . and/ or other information teehnelegy pmduetsi
/£7"/W
V' 5
?. The aeeounte of the Transfers§i:mCe:11}3'anj;
audited Qf 313: March 2010. _The e1.1je£ ited
with regard fe profit and 10ss"V'aeR€:e1;nte at
Anne>:ure~D. V
8. The Transferer issued 1101'
agreed to issue E[fi';eeqgplicant-Company
has V'
9. T the Transferor Company in
its meeting ""2Q..i?%""'-éeiatember 2010 unanimously
'_,passee§,._§ 'Van reé.'e1.;i:fior1: approving the Scheme 0f
10. Tre:i';efefee Cempany namely IXIA Teehnoiogiee
e'--«.»_.44Pr_ifv*ate Igiirgited was incorporated at Koikata en 20"?
2€}C!§ having its registered offiee at 8"": F1001:
/,§jW
-.x
and firms and :9 ac: as sefiware agents far the_.§_;:ifi3:2i'a:%::_i;12V_fM_
marketing? advertisement, salsa. eV':gV.»g sf if
st:3fi\:%s'a1*€, hardware etc requireei for "1:h€;'pu'rp§se~.1i1€%:§iis:x:1%:§';
in the main object (if the czj%:§';3awI:y 'a:§{.1. Such
means of making knavm '_$Ei1'}d a¢1.1$§'1**£%isi:;g £1316' blgsgfiess 3116
products 0f the C0mpany"'aS {may %;%'};}i§€:éxi€nt."
14». The agg;;;*£:'¥g;;:f{E§».V~ -i:f,s's€Ls;__ ~:>_f '--Tf$;ns;fer0r Company and
TI"8.I"1Sf€Y€€" sufficient to meet all
their 1iabi1i_tié$ will not adversely effect
the rights 0f'a;r1§r'0f :thé':.:1}e§§it0rs of the Transferor Company
'VVozjthe-§ :i'r;;r;sferee V (:':::rs;zp'any in any manner. Clause 17' of
Bss*£§e:::<:§_1'zuri{i.1;i1:i."M' .g:r'f-Asscciation of the app1i<:an%:~Company
prcvicies £9. 'eiiiér into a partnership, joint venture 3:' any
'~e._f:3':her aiiéigzgement fer pursuing the activities 9f the
C'%§:;1§_§:1y and to axnaigamate with any eihsr Companies
er baéies of {lerpserate Gr Cempaniss, having Gbjacig
" ~ «éimiiar £3 this C«:>§:n;:ra::§;.
15. As per the certificate issued by
Accountant evf R.S.Ray and Ass0ci;é{fes;« fihe .;C(§:b.pe.13§;%.'
finaneialky viabie. Further the vé:m:a£game;:§Qf:'v 'Qf
companies will be helpful to (:(:vI:i'::-*..:oV"1'ir:1a1:e the The V
advantages of ama1g:a'h:ati0_fi' "of 1' 1:"W._Q edfhpenies ie
mentioned in paragraph 12'7e_f fi.he:'ap~pV1ie3fien which reads
as under: é
V21}- 'is_Vb»eing proposed to
am:aJg3,111éfiteV.etheu'fi--ah'ss.ferQr Company with the
Tranéfefee the purpose of
efficieney and;. e'e_ofI:3fn:iea1 management and
__anda"1*u.1f1:)ing of the businesses of the
A * gs eeneerneci and for the
eonvenierxee gained bé
advantages of economies ef scale
anr1}'e1* mederni:»:at;§er: and expansion of the
A ' undertaking eeneerned.
:2} The instemi scheme will enabie the
eeiabliehment ef iarger eeefzpeny "\3V§{h iarger
Ki!"
company and will enable the 211nalga_::latl'e§j~' :"
company it; participate mereimeffeett:*ai1y--:i:a:i<;l:
profitably in a eetnpetitixée
amalgamated company beV4'i.11:'a. p0sl£_i~é)f1'v to n
generate additional egiparlci
Capital intensive prejeets.
V} This sclj1V_etr1eV aid the
amalgamafeed V1'e0II:1_pa:1;;%.'s ~,alii_ll_ity Vie previele
enhanced infotr1a_atlC»n technology
enabllesd' a»:i'd:.ele\'el:epVsuperior software
by :;f)ptin:ii}1':f..s;Vtltllizatletl of "resources and assets
of tlie 'said combined knowledge
base V stiaffv u0f..'~~h'the said companies and
v.»e§l7fee'tix,zelj,;' "ine_1_fea..se the productivity and
., the amalgamated company and
beneficial results for both the
'A concerned, their shareholders
e:;i1;:il-zjytees, creditors and all concerned.
'*'l"l1e applicant has filed a meme mentioning the list ef
':'_4:"sl1arehe§de;"s of the appliear1t~Cempany, As an tetiay, the
Cemeany Clees not have secured or urzseeureel ereéitsrsl
aw,
The shareholders of the Company have given Consent for
amalgamation. The records clearly diSe1ose.. _:'~.'_t }i:.i._at
amalgamation is heipful to Consolidate tlzeir .
Accordingly, I pass the follawingz
ORDER, A 5'
1.The application is a110weei.~£.,,V_ 2' Convening of theA.__ "'mee.§fir;e.g ' -Q_f._ $harehe1€A1ers and creditors of the app1j.e.¢fi1t.~CvQr.:,1p;iI3§'7V 'iiéjeispensed with.
3. The file a petition Within a per}i'<jd"o'fe. the"':ia'te of receipt of a copy of thiszoréier; . V I 5% eeeee § ;
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