(1.) This company appeal impugns an order passed by the Company Law Board, Mumbai Bench, Mumbai ("CLB") on petitions filed under Section 111(4) of the Companies Act, 1956 for rectification in the register of members. The petitions for rectification were filed in respect of eight different companies, who were arraigned respectively as Respondent No.1 in eight separate petitions. The facts of these eight petitions are more or less similar and considered hereinbelow in Company Appeal (L) No.41 of 2015 arising out of Company Petition No.19 of 2011 as a representative case.
(2.) The short facts of the Petitioner's case may be noted as follows :
(3.) Though The Clb Held In Favour Of The Petitioner On Merits Of the case, that is to say, the impugned transfer of shares to be invalid and not in accordance with law, the CLB proceeded to dismiss the petition on the following grounds: