| Citation(s) |
|---|
| 2016 SLG 3386 2016 SLD 3386 2016 CLD 1572 |
Peshawar High Court
YAHYA AFRIDI, JUSTICE
Abdul Rauf Rohaila for Petitioner. Barrister Waqar Ali Khan for
Respondent No. 5. Qaiser Ali for
Respondent No. 6. Shumail Ahmad Butt for
Respondent No. 8.
YAHYA AFRIDI, JUSTICE
Abdul Rauf Rohaila for Petitioner. Barrister Waqar Ali Khan for
Respondent No. 5. Qaiser Ali for
Respondent No. 6. Shumail Ahmad Butt for
Respondent No. 8.
HABIB BANK LIMITED
VS
MESSRS SUMIFFO MEDICAL INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LTD. AND others
Law:
Section:
(a) Companies Ordinance (XLVII of 1984)------- --------Ss. 284, 285 & 305-------Application for winding up of company-------Liquidation proceedings------- Revival of proceedings------- Scope-------Arrangement, during winding up proceedings, was sanctioned between impleaded company and creditor but such arrangement was not complied with-------Effect-------Company Judge had jurisdiction under Ss. 284 & 285 of Companies Ordinance, 1984 not only to sanction an arrangement but also to ensure its compliance and award consequences in case of its violation-------Order passed by Company Judge under deeming provision on failure of sanction arrangement was an order of winding up of the company-------Jurisdiction of Company Judge to pass an order reviving winding up proceedings was provided under S.285(2) of Companies Ordinance, 1984------- No cogent reasons were provided by impleaded company for non-payment of terms of settlement and for High Court to provide any further indulgence to impleaded company to continue in retaining possession of the companies------- High Court revived liquidation proceedings of companies and liquidators were allowed to proceed with winding up proceedings of companies-------Application was allowed accordingly. Capital Assets Leasing Corporation's case 2003 CLD 1713; D.S. Venkatraman's case 1977 47 Comp. Case. 352 (Bom.); Company Law; Re Wreck Recovery and Salvage Co., (1880), 15 Ch. D. 353; Re-Great Eastern Electric Co., Ltd's case (1941) 1 All E.R. 409 and Anjuman Bhahbood-e-Mutassrin Taj Company's case 2005 CLD 1818 ref. (b) Interpretation of document------- --------Provision contrary to an enactment-------Scope-------Any provision of written instrument which is contrary to an enactment is void to that extent. (c) Companies Ordinance (XLVII of 1984)------- --------S. 284-------Arrangement/compromise, sanction of-------Powers of company Judge-------Scope-------Role of company Judge to sanction an arrangement or a compromise as provided under S. 284 of Companies Ordinance, 1984, is not that of a silent spectator but of a vigilant supervisor-------Company Judge has to ensure that scheme seeking sanction of Court is valid, reasonable,…
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